Where it does best is jobs & income: 1.4 jobs per working resident; 8.9% unemployment. Geispolsheim grades A− overall, better than 76% of compared French towns, and ranks #29 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. It is strong on walkability as well: nearly three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 20% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes are dear: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 53% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety and B for health.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Geispolsheim 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Geispolsheim.
HousingCost of living D−
Renting in Geispolsheim costs more than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €15.32/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €14.48/m² a month. France’s property-sale records don’t cover Alsace and Moselle, which keep their own land register, so the Cost Grade here uses rent alone.
€15.32/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Geispolsheim€15.32/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€15.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.53 to €18.72/m² a month)
€14.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Eurométropole de Strasbourg
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
On foot, Geispolsheim works better than 89% of compared French towns
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €29,030 a year. At the census, 12.7% of working residents in Geispolsheim went to work by public transport. Unemployment runs at 8.9%.
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
Public transport13%
Bicycle5%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,000
jobs based in Geispolsheim, 1.4 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Geispolsheim loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 83 per 100 expected, below Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 8 general practitioners in Geispolsheim. At birth, a girl in Bas-Rhin can expect 85 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 791 residents of Geispolsheim died, against 769 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% more.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Geispolsheim · 5.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de Hautepierre
5.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital de Hautepierre
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Geispolsheim is Calvaire daté de 1770. 8.3% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Geispolsheim is lower than in 59% of compared French towns
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 6.2 violent offenses and 13.3 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Geispolsheim has 5,000 jobs for 3,500 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Police and gendarmerie recorded 167 offenses in the town in 2025. The commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
6.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage55
Theft from vehicles35
Burglary23
Other physical violence19
Family violence15
Sexual violence10
Vehicle theft10
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence53
Fraud36
Drug use13
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.
6.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
167
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.7%
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 · Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Geispolsheim is a graduates’ town: 36% hold a degree, more than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Bas-Rhin’s towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). Ages in Geispolsheim split evenly at 43.7: half are older, half younger. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents.
43.7median age
GeispolsheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Geispolsheim
Is Geispolsheim safe?
It grades B for safety, #42 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 55 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Geispolsheim good?
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns and #27 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Geispolsheim
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Geispolsheim is a commune of 7,919 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.
