Châtel-sur-Moselle’s best grade is for cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools do well: brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Incomes are on the low side: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 12.7% unemployment. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Châtel-sur-Moselle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Châtel-sur-Moselle 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châtel-sur-Moselle.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Châtel-sur-Moselle than in Vosges’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.60/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,354/m², comes from 32 sales of houses and apartments in Châtel-sur-Moselle from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.33/m² a month. Houses were 78% of what sold.
€1,354/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châtel-sur-Moselle€1,354/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vosges median€1,349/m²
€8.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.77 to €10.92/m² a month)
3.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.33/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,670
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération d'Épinal
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 27% of residents are 65 or over
Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Vosges’ towns (14%). Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults. Typical age in Châtel-sur-Moselle: 45.9, the median.
45.9median age
Châtel-sur-MoselleVosges medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Châtel-sur-Moselle earns a D for jobs & income
Half of residents lived on more than €23,860 a year per consumption unit, near Vosges’ towns (€23,200) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 12.7%. Bus, tram or train carried 3.6% of working residents in Châtel-sur-Moselle to work at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot6%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
450
jobs based in Châtel-sur-Moselle, 0.7 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,860
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
HealthHealth C+
Châtel-sur-Moselle has a higher adjusted death rate than 63% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Vosges live to 84.2 on average and men to 78.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 254 deaths in Châtel-sur-Moselle from 2016 to 2025; there were 315, 24% more. Its care home for older people (73 places) counts its residents as Châtel-sur-Moselle’s; allowing for it, deaths were 7% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Châtel-sur-Moselle is Centre hospitalier Interco E Durkheim Plateau de la Justice, 9.9 mi away.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw124
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Châtel-sur-Moselle · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Interco E Durkheim Plateau de la Justice
9.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Interco E Durkheim Plateau de la Justice
84.2 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vosges, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Châtel-sur-Moselle has 3 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 8.8% of the total, below Vosges’ towns (13%) but above compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Châtel-sur-Moselle is Forteresse (ancienne). On the Culture ministry’s list, Châtel-sur-Moselle counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châtel-sur-Moselle
Is Châtel-sur-Moselle safe?
Châtel-sur-Moselle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 3.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Châtel-sur-Moselle good?
They grade B+, better than 73% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châtel-sur-Moselle expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,354/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Châtel-sur-Moselle grades A for cost of living.
About Châtel-sur-Moselle
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Châtel-sur-Moselle is a commune of 1,723 people in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Épinal. 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
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.
