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VeckringMoselle

A town of 659 in Moselle, Grand Est.

Is Veckring a good place to live?

Veckring is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Chapelle de Hackenberg
Chapelle de Hackenberg · Classé · Photo: Aimelaime~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 4.0
Veckring’s story

Veckring in pictures

Veckring has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.

  • 1922First protected: Chapelle de Hackenberg
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Veckring.

History

1 historic monument, 1 classé

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Veckring is Chapelle de Hackenberg. The pre-1919 share of homes is 9.4%.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1922
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Veckring are 15 to 24: 9%, fewer than in Moselle’s towns and across compared French towns

27% of adults hold a degree, between Moselle’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Veckring by age and the one in the middle is 47.1.

47.1median age
VeckringMoselle medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Veckring
VeckringMoselle medianFrance median
Under 1515%17%17%
15–249%11%11%
25–4424%24%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+22%22%22%
No diploma17%23%19%
CAP or BEP31%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education27%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Veckring has lower unemployment than Moselle’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%

4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Moselle’s towns (12.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Veckring number 50, against 300 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €28,320 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport4%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Veckring, 0.2 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

99.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

General-bac pupils go 9.3 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.3 mi off.

99.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Veckring99.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de la CannerNearest collègeCollègeCollège13699%+5 pts
99.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +5 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Veckring is €11.80/m² a month

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

€11.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Veckring€11.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Moselle median€12.17/m²
€11.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.22 to €15.10/m² a month)
€12.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Ouvrage du Hackenberg and 6 more in and around Veckring

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Veckring. Best known first.

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

Everything we know about Veckring

12pages on Veckring

Landmarks

Veckring has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Chapelle de Hackenberg: Photo: Aimelaime~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Veckring

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Veckring yet.

How we find them →

Veckring’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 →
CattenomGuénangeBouzonvilleYutzBertrangeBousseCattenomGuénangeBouzonvilleYutzBertrangeBousseVeckring
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Veckring659—————
Cattenom2,5807.5A+AAC
Guénange8,0837.9D−C−BD
Bouzonville3,7217.9B−A−B−D−
Yutz17,3918.1CDB−C+
Bertrange2,9418.3B−DA+C
Bousse3,2368.8B+CA+B+

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

About Veckring

Commune in Moselle, Grand Est

Veckring is a commune of 659 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Arc Mosellan. 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
659 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Arc Mosellan
Département
Moselle (57)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.7 km²)
INSEE code
57704

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.