Baldenheim has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 5.6% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Baldenheim 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 Baldenheim.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Baldenheim’s ages would predict, 105 per 100 expected, above Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 89 residents of Baldenheim died, against 84 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more. Life expectancy in Bas-Rhin: 85 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Baldenheim is Centre hospitalier de Selestat, 4.9 mi away.
+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Baldenheim · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Selestat
4.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Selestat
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Baldenheim has fewer older residents than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 16% are 65 or over
Half of Baldenheim is older than 41.2, half younger. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, close to both Bas-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 17% of residents are children under 15.
41.2median age
BaldenheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Unemployment in Baldenheim, 5.6%, runs below Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income was €28,600 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (€27,505) and compared French towns (€25,970). Public transport took 7.4% of Baldenheim’s working residents to work at the census.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
Public transport7%
Bicycle4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Baldenheim, 0.5 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 60% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Baldenheim
Is Baldenheim safe?
Baldenheim has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 11.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
About Baldenheim
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Baldenheim is a commune of 1,254 people in the Communauté de communes de Sélestat. 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.