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FoudayBas-Rhin

A town of 333 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Fouday a good place to live?

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

What makes Fouday stand out

The one thing Fouday does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église protestante de Fouday
Église protestante de Fouday · Inscrit · Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fouday’s story

Fouday in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fouday, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1938.

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

  • 1938First protected: Église protestante de Fouday
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fouday.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Fouday hold a degree than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 23%

For Fouday, that is below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Children are 15% of the town.

44.9median age
FoudayBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fouday
FoudayBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–2411%10%11%
25–4425%24%23%
45–6424%28%26%
65+26%22%22%
No diploma15%18%19%
CAP or BEP38%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education23%32%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Fouday: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns

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

Fouday sits above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fouday, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1938
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fouday has lower unemployment than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9%

That puts Fouday below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Fouday has 150 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.9 per worker.

18%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%
On foot9%
Public transport9%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Fouday, 0.9 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Fouday than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.46/m² a month

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

On this, Fouday is below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (€13.84/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.46/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fouday€9.46/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€9.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.54 to €11.85/m² a month)
€9.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de la Roche and 4 more in and around Fouday

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Fouday. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fouday

11pages on Fouday

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église protestante de Fouday: Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Fouday

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

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Fouday’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 →
La BroqueSainte-Marie-aux-MinesBarrMoyenmoutierRosheimScherwillerLa BroqueSainte-Marie-aux-MinesBarrMoyenmoutierRosheimScherwillerFouday
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fouday333—————
La Broque2,6253.7DC−BD−
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Haut-Rhin4,85112AAB+C
Barr7,05712BCB+B−
Moyenmoutier Vosges3,13413AAAA
Rosheim5,45714A+CA+B+
Scherwiller3,09914—B−—C

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

About Fouday

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Fouday is a commune of 333 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Bruche. 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
333 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Bruche
Département
Bas-Rhin (67)
Région
Grand Est
Area
0.9 sq mi (2.3 km²)
INSEE code
67144

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.