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EschbourgBas-Rhin

A town of 455 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Population

455

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.52

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,000

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Eschbourg a good place to live?

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

What makes Eschbourg stand out

The one thing Eschbourg does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

15% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Vestiges de l'ancienne abbaye de Graufthal · Inscrit · Photo: Stéphane DIERZE · CC BY-SA 4.0

Eschbourg’s story

Eschbourg in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Eschbourg, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1984First protected: Vestiges de l'ancienne abbaye de Graufthal
1988Most recently protected: Maisons troglodytiques de Graufthal : les éléments bâtis

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Nearby attractions

Maison des Rochers de Graufthal and 11 more in and around Eschbourg

Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Eschbourg. Best known first.

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MuseumMuseumMaison des Rochers de Graufthalin town AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Graufthalin town AttractionAttractionMaisons troglodytiques de Graufthalin town AttractionAttractionRocher des Païensin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Petite-Pierre4.9 km north, in La Petite-Pierre MuseumMuseumChapelle Saint-Louis de La Petite-Pierre4.9 km north, in La Petite-Pierre

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Eschbourg.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Eschbourg than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15

People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above Bas-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Among adults, 19% have a degree.

50median age

EschbourgBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Bas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

27%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP42%

Baccalauréat16%

Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Eschbourg
	Eschbourg	Bas-Rhin median	France median
Under 15	13%	16%	17%
15–24	9.2%	10%	11%
25–44	20%	24%	23%
45–64	30%	28%	26%
65+	27%	22%	22%
No diploma	20%	18%	19%
CAP or BEP	42%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	16%	17%	18%
Higher education	19%	32%	30%

Full pageEschbourg’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households210 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad3.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Eschbourg?”

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

History

Eschbourg keeps more of its old housing than Bas-Rhin or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919

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

The protected list starts in the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Eschbourg, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

12th c.

oldest protected part

1984

first monument protected

Full pageEschbourg’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes27% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Eschbourg?”

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

Work & commute

Only 7.2% of commuters in Eschbourg go to work without a car, fewer than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work. For its 200 residents in work, Eschbourg has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. No commute at all: 3.6% of working residents in the town at the census.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

On foot4%

Public transport3%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Eschbourg, 0.2 per working resident

8.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,000

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageEschbourg’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Median income€26,000 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Eschbourg than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.52/m² a month

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

€10.52/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Eschbourg€10.52/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²

€10.52/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.14 to €13.61/m² a month)

€10.01/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageEschbourg’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.52/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Eschbourg

11pages on Eschbourg

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.5 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions4 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Eschbourg, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Maisons troglodytiques de Graufthal : les éléments bâtisHome · 18th c.

Vestiges de l'ancienne abbaye de GraufthalAbbey · 12th c.

Photo credits

Maisons troglodytiques de Graufthal : les éléments bâtis: Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vestiges de l'ancienne abbaye de Graufthal: Photo: Stéphane DIERZE · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Eschbourg

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

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Eschbourg’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 →

PhalsbourgSaverneBouxwillerDettwillerIngwillerMarmoutierEschbourg

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Eschbourg	455	—	—	—	—	—
Phalsbourg Moselle	4,688	4.1	B⁺	B⁺	B	C
Saverne	11,460	6.2	C⁺	B⁻	D	D
Bouxwiller	3,754	8.3	A	B	B⁺	C
Dettwiller	2,558	8.9	—	B⁻	—	C⁻
Ingwiller	3,995	9.3	B	C⁺	B⁺	C
Marmoutier	2,699	9.4	A	B⁺	A	D

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

About Eschbourg

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Eschbourg is a commune of 455 people in the Communauté de communes de Hanau-La Petite Pierre. 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: 455 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de Hanau-La Petite Pierre
Département: Bas-Rhin (67)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 5.4 sq mi (14.1 km²)
INSEE code: 67133

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.