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EschbachBas-Rhin

A town of 955 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Eschbach a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Eschbach

The Culture ministry lists no building in Eschbach as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Abbaye Saint-Walburge, in Walbourg, 2.5 mi away.

4.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Église Sainte-Walburge de Walbourg and 40 more in and around Eschbach

Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Eschbach. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Eschbach.

Who lives here

Children make up only 14% of Eschbach, fewer than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). At 47.7, the median resident of Eschbach sits in the middle of the age range. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.

47.7median age
EschbachBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education28%

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 Eschbach
EschbachBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–249.6%10%11%
25–4424%24%23%
45–6429%28%26%
65+24%22%22%
No diploma17%18%19%
CAP or BEP35%29%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education28%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Eschbach has lower unemployment than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 4.6%

Households’ median disposable income: €30,290 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Eschbach number 300, against 450 residents in work (0.7 per worker). 5.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Eschbach, 0.7 per working resident
4.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

97.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 3.5 points above the expected rate

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

The closest collège is 2.2 mi off.

100%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Eschbach97.1%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Eschbach100.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jacques TatiNearest collègeCollègeCollège40100%+5 pts
Lycée privé Séminaire de jeunes PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée84100%+2 pts
Collège privé Séminaire des jeunes PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège11296%+3 pts
100%
passed the general and technological bac, +2 pts against the expected rate
97.1%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3.5 pts against the expected rate
2.2 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 Eschbach than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.14/m² a month

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

€11.14/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Eschbach€11.14/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€11.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.87 to €13.99/m² a month)
€11.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Eschbach

12pages on Eschbach

Landmarks

Nothing in Eschbach is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Eschbach

2 notable people were born in Eschbach.

Their page →

Eschbach’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 →
MertzwillerSchweighouse-sur-ModerGundershoffenHaguenauReichshoffenVal-de-ModerMertzwillerSchweighouse-sur-ModerGundershoffenHaguenauReichshoffenVal-de-ModerEschbach
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Eschbach955—————
Mertzwiller3,3432.4—B−—D
Schweighouse-sur-Moder5,1823.7A−C−AB−
Gundershoffen3,8343.7A−B+A+D
Haguenau36,3915.1BC−B−C+
Reichshoffen5,4185.1B−B−AC−
Val-de-Moder5,1025.8BBA+D

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

About Eschbach

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Eschbach is a commune of 955 people in the Communauté de communes Sauer-Pechelbronn. 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
955 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sauer-Pechelbronn
Département
Bas-Rhin (67)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²)
INSEE code
67132

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.