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A town of 347 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est. 28% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Berg a good place to live?

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

What makes Berg stand out

The one thing Berg does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église protestante
Église protestante · Classé · Photo: Ralph Hammann · CC0
Berg’s story

Berg in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Berg: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1990First protected: Église protestante
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Berg.

Who lives here

Few people in Berg are 15 to 24: 6.9%, fewer than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

Berg sits below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Children under 15 make up 12% of residents.

53median age
BergBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Berg
BergBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1512%16%17%
15–246.9%10%11%
25–4424%24%23%
45–6428%28%26%
65+28%22%22%
No diploma18%18%19%
CAP or BEP36%29%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education23%32%30%

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

History

Berg keeps more of its old housing than Bas-Rhin or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919

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

That puts Berg above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Berg: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Berg is Église protestante.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

18th c.
oldest protected part
1990
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Berg than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 3.1%

On this, Berg is below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Berg has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Berg, 0.3 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

94.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points above the expected rate

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

In the comparison, Berg comes above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (90.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

94.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Berg94.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège des racines et des ailesNearest collègeCollègeCollège7194%+7 pts
94.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +7 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Berg costs less than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.01/m² a month

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

For Berg, that is below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (€13.84/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.01/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Berg€9.01/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€9.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.97 to €11.64/m² a month)
€8.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Thermes gallo-romains de Mackwiller and 7 more in and around Berg

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Berg. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Berg

12pages on Berg

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église protestante: Photo: Ralph Hammann · CC0

Famous people from Berg

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

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Berg’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 →
Sarre-UnionSarralbePhalsbourgSarrebourgHambachWoustvillerSarre-UnionSarralbePhalsbourgSarrebourgHambachWoustvillerBerg
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Berg347—————
Sarre-Union2,7314.2B+A+C−D
Sarralbe Moselle4,3649.1B−A−B+D
Phalsbourg Moselle4,68810B+B+BC
Sarrebourg Moselle12,17012B−BC+D
Hambach Moselle2,76613—A−—C−
Woustviller Moselle2,78614—A−—D

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

About Berg

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Berg is a commune of 347 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Alsace Bossue. 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
347 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Alsace Bossue
Département
Bas-Rhin (67)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3 sq mi (7.7 km²)
INSEE code
67029

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.