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RodemackMoselle

A town of 1,277 in Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Rodemack a good place to live?

Rodemack has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 33% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Rodemack stand out

The 2 things Rodemack does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Rodemack grades

Each subject compares Rodemack with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.

How grading works

Cost of livingA−Open →Jobs & income7.1% unemploymentBOpen →WalkabilityBOpen →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns · less sure: likely between D and AB−Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Anciennes fortifications
Anciennes fortifications · Classé · Photo: Vincent Zimmermann · CC BY-SA 3.0
Rodemack’s story

Rodemack in pictures

Rodemack has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1905.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

François Martin Valentin Simmer, born in 1776, is the one person born in Rodemack before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1905First protected: Anciennes fortifications
  • 1981Most recently protected: Château-fort (restes)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rodemack.

Who lives here

Rodemack is a graduates’ town: 52% hold a degree, more than in both Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.8%. Children under 15 make up 22%, above Moselle’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 13% of residents are 65 or older.

40.4median age
RodemackMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education52%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rodemack
RodemackMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1522%17%17%
15–248.8%11%11%
25–4427%24%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+13%22%22%
No diploma11%23%19%
CAP or BEP17%30%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education52%24%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Moselle median and France median: the median of compared communes

HousingCost of living A−

Estimated advertised rents run higher in Rodemack than in Moselle’s towns or across compared French towns: €14.73/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

France’s property-sale records don’t cover Alsace and Moselle, which keep their own land register, so the Cost Grade here uses rent alone.

€14.73/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rodemack€14.73/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€14.73/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.69 to €20.30/m² a month)
€17.00/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€37,840
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Cattenom et Environs

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Incomes in Rodemack run higher than in both Moselle’s towns and compared French towns: a median €42,120 a year per consumption unit

The census found 9.0% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 7.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Moselle’s towns (12.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Rodemack has 100 jobs for 600 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport6%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Rodemack, 0.2 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€42,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 63% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

History

Old homes shape Rodemack: 15% were built before 1919, more than in both Moselle’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Rodemack is Anciennes fortifications.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1905
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

HealthHealth B−

Allowing for age and care homes, Rodemack sees 86 deaths per 100 expected, against 103 in Moselle’s towns and 88 in compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

In Moselle, life expectancy at birth reaches 83.6 years for women and 79.1 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 54 deaths in Rodemack between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 63: 14% below. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Rodemack is Chr Metz Thionville Hopital Bel Air Thionville, 7.7 mi away. There are 2 general practitioners here.

−14%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw86
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Rodemack · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chr Metz Thionville Hopital Bel Air Thionville
7.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chr Metz Thionville Hopital Bel Air Thionville
83.6 · 79.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Moselle, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A.

Nearby attractions

Fortifications de Rodemack and 8 more in and around Rodemack

Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Rodemack. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rodemack

12pages on Rodemack

Landmarks

Rodemack has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château-fort (restes): Photo: Bubudu57 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anciennes fortifications: Photo: Vincent Zimmermann · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Rodemack

2 notable people were born in Rodemack.

Their page →

Rodemack’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Moselle →
CattenomHettange-GrandeManomYutzThionvilleTervilleCattenomHettange-GrandeManomYutzThionvilleTervilleRodemack
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rodemack1,277——A−—B−
Cattenom2,5804.2A+AAC
Hettange-Grande7,7725.8A−C+AC+
Manom3,1377.1—D−—A+
Yutz17,3918.1CDB−C+
Thionville42,6588.3C−D−C−C−
Terville7,8019.7C−DBC

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Rodemack

Is Rodemack safe?

Rodemack has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

About Rodemack

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Rodemack is a commune of 1,277 people in the Communauté de communes de Cattenom et Environs. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
1,277 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Cattenom et Environs
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.8 sq mi (10 km²)
INSEE code
57588

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.