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BarembachBas-Rhin

A town of 810 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Barembach a good place to live?

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

Barembach’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Barembach’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Barembach, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2022.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2022First protected: La salle du café de l’auberge « À la Couronne Verte »
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barembach.

History

Old homes shape Barembach: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns

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

In the comparison, Barembach comes above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Barembach, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
20th c.
oldest protected part
2022
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Barembach than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 22% of adults

For Barembach, that is below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.1% of residents.

46.7median age
BarembachBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Barembach
BarembachBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–249.1%10%11%
25–4421%24%23%
45–6429%28%26%
65+23%22%22%
No diploma19%18%19%
CAP or BEP33%29%26%
Baccalauréat23%17%18%
Higher education22%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Barembach has 1.2 jobs for every resident in work

16.7% of Barembach’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 77% drove.

17%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%
Public transport8%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
450
jobs based in Barembach, 1.2 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,550
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

88.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 0.8 points above the expected rate

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

71.0% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Barembach, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (92.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

88.2%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Barembach88.2%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Barembach71.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Haute BrucheNearest collègeCollègeCollège6790%−1 pt
Lycée professionnel Haute BrucheNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée2171%−10 pts
Collège Frison RocheBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège10187%+2 pts
71%
passed the vocational bac, −10 pts against the expected rate
88.2%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +0.8 pts against the expected rate
0.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Barembach than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.84/m² a month

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

Barembach sits below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (€13.84/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€10.84/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Barembach€10.84/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€10.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.29 to €14.18/m² a month)
€8.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Mémorial de l'Alsace-Moselle and 6 more in and around Barembach

Museums and heritage in and near Barembach. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Barembach

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Barembach

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

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Barembach’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 →
La BroqueRosheimMutzigBarrObernaiBischoffsheimLa BroqueRosheimMutzigBarrObernaiBischoffsheimBarembach
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Barembach810—————
La Broque2,6251.1DC−BD−
Rosheim5,45711A+CA+B+
Mutzig6,08711B+C+B+C
Barr7,05711BCB+B−
Obernai12,58712AC−BB+
Bischoffsheim3,34212—C—A−

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

About Barembach

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Barembach is a commune of 810 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Bruche. 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
810 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Bruche
Département
Bas-Rhin (67)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.9 km²)
INSEE code
67020

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.