Barr grades B overall: better than 65% of compared French towns, and #41 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 41% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 84% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Barr 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 Barr.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
For walkability, Barr ranks above 84% of compared French towns
2,100 jobs are based in Barr, for 3,100 working residents (0.7 per worker). Just over a tenth of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Barr didn’t travel to work at all.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot7%
Public transport7%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,100
jobs based in Barr, 0.7 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Barr sees less crime than 69% of compared French towns
Graded property crimes ran at 12.3 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 5.2 (2023–2025 average). 138 offenses were reported in Barr during 2025. Of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
5.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage56
Family violence33
Theft from vehicles20
Burglary18
Other physical violence11
Fraud35
Theft without violence34
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
138
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 2.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2.3 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #39 of 77 in Bas-Rhin.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Barr: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Barr, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Among adults, 34% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than Bas-Rhin’s towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are a fifth of the population.
44median age
BarrBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B−
More deaths than expected: Barr is above 54% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 694 deaths in Barr from 2016 to 2025; there were 793, 14% more. Its two care homes for older people (173 places) count their residents as Barr’s; allowing for them, deaths were 11% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Barr is Centre hospitalier de Selestat, 10 mi away. 13 GPs practise locally.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Barr · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Selestat
10 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
Jean Hermann: Engraved by Ambroise Tardieu from a portrait by Guérin, Public domain · Jules Rieffel: Marion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Charles Dietz-Monnin: Nadar, Public domain
Barr’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Barr
Is Barr safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #33 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 56 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Barr good?
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns and #39 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. 96% of 142 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Édouard Schuré in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Barr
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Barr is a commune of 7,057 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Barr. 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.
