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BalbronnBas-Rhin

A town of 681 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Population

681

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€12.59

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€29,280

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Balbronn a good place to live?

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

Église et cimetière de Balbronn · Inscrit · Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Balbronn’s story

Balbronn in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Balbronn, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Balbronn before 1900, the earliest Jules Bauer, in 1868.

1990First protected: Église et cimetière de Balbronn

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Nearby attractions

Église protestante de Balbronn and 12 more in and around Balbronn

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

All attractions →

FortFortÉglise protestante de Balbronnin town MuseumMuseumFort de Mutzig3.1 km southeast, in Dangolsheim ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Wangen4.3 km northeast, in Wangen FortFortEnceinte de Westhoffen2.4 km north, in Westhoffen FortFortFortifications de Wangen4.4 km northeast, in Wangen ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Odratzheim4.4 km northeast, in Odratzheim

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Balbronn.

History

Balbronn keeps more of its old housing than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Balbronn, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

12th c.

oldest protected part

1990

first monument protected

Full pageBalbronn’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes18% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Balbronn?”

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

Who lives here

Few people in Balbronn are 15 to 24: 7.2%, fewer than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). 18% of residents are children under 15. Ages in Balbronn split evenly at 44.2: half are older, half younger.

44.2median age

BalbronnBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Bas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

20%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP34%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Balbronn
	Balbronn	Bas-Rhin median	France median
Under 15	18%	16%	17%
15–24	7.2%	10%	11%
25–44	26%	24%	23%
45–64	29%	28%	26%
65+	20%	22%	22%
No diploma	16%	18%	19%
CAP or BEP	34%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	17%	18%
Higher education	30%	32%	30%

Full pageBalbronn’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages44.2 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households290 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad3.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Balbronn?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Balbronn are out of work than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 2.8%

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €29,280 a year. For its 350 residents in work, Balbronn has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. At the census, 7.8% of commuters got to work without a car.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

Public transport4%

On foot2%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Balbronn, 0.2 per working resident

2.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€29,280

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageBalbronn’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€29,280 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Balbronn is €12.59/m² a month

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

€12.59/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Balbronn€12.59/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²

€12.59/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.93 to €15.97/m² a month)

€10.75/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBalbronn’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€12.59/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Balbronn

11pages on Balbronn

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors48% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.2 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

The list names few of Balbronn’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église et cimetière de BalbronnChurch · 12th–15th c.

Classé

Église protestante Saint-MartinChurch · 13th & 19th c. · in Westhoffen, 1.2 mi

Classé

Ancienne synagogueSynagogue · 18th c. · in Traenheim, 1.6 mi

Classé

Chemin de croixReligious building · 18th c. · in Still, 2.6 mi

Photo credits

Famous people from Balbronn

2 notable people were born in Balbronn.

Their page →

Henri LevyFrench rabbi (1883-1942)

Jules BauerFrench rabbi (1868–1931)

Balbronn’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 Bas-Rhin →

MutzigWasselonneMarlenheimMolsheimDorlisheimRosheimBalbronn

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Balbronn	681	—	—	—	—	—
Mutzig	6,087	3.3	B⁺	C⁺	B⁺	C
Wasselonne	5,780	3.8	A⁻	B	B⁺	C⁻
Marlenheim	4,185	3.8	A	C⁻	A⁺	B
Molsheim	9,318	4.1	A⁻	C⁺	B⁻	C⁺
Dorlisheim	2,636	4.6	A	C⁻	A	B⁻
Rosheim	5,457	6.2	A⁺	C	A⁺	B⁺

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

About Balbronn

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Balbronn is a commune of 681 people in the Communauté de communes de la Mossig et du Vignoble. 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: 681 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Mossig et du Vignoble
Département: Bas-Rhin (67)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 4.1 sq mi (10.5 km²)
INSEE code: 67018

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.