Eschau grades A− overall: better than 79% of compared French towns, and #28 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 51% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is safety (A): an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 8.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Eschau 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Eschau runs lower than in 93% of compared French towns
In all, 90 offenses reached the police record in Eschau in 2025. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
3.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage29
Burglary24
Family violence18
Theft from vehicles12
Sexual violence7
Fraud28
Theft without violence21
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.
3.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
90
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.5%
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 · For other physical violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 6.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
91.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2.1 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ranked by results, schools here are #28 of 77 in Bas-Rhin.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Incomes in Eschau run higher than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: a median €30,080 a year per consumption unit
6.4% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Eschau: 1,500, for 2,750 residents in work (0.5 each). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 12.9% of commuters travelled at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport7%
Bicycle4%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,500
jobs based in Eschau, 0.5 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 63% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Eschau than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 39% of adults
Nearly a fifth of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 18%, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Half the people of Eschau are older than 43.2.
43.2median age
EschauBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
History
2 historic monuments in Eschau, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
5.3% of homes were built before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Eschau is Église Saint-Trophime et quatre statues en bois sculptées. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
More deaths than expected: Eschau is above 57% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
374 deaths in Eschau between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 415: 10% below. The nearest emergency department to Eschau is Hopital Civil Nouvel Hopital Civil, 6.5 mi away. In Bas-Rhin, life expectancy at birth reaches 85 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 4 GPs practise in the town.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Eschau · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Civil Nouvel Hopital Civil
6.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Rhena Gcs Es
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Eschau
Is Eschau safe?
It grades A for safety, #16 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 29 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Eschau good?
They grade A−, better than 75% of compared French towns and #28 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. The lycée stands out: 96% of 100 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent hôtelier Alexandre Dumas in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Eschau
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Eschau is a commune of 5,878 people in the Eurométropole de Strasbourg. 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.
