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GrandfontaineBas-Rhin

In Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, this town has 398 residents.

Population
398
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.84
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€25,680
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
9%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Grandfontaine a good place to live?

There are no grades for Grandfontaine: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. A fifth of its homes are second homes.

What makes Grandfontaine stand out

The one thing Grandfontaine does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
20%2%GrandfontaineMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Sommet et musée du Donon
Sommet et musée du Donon · Classé · Photo: Vassil · CC0
Grandfontaine’s story

Grandfontaine in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Grandfontaine: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1898.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Édouard Kleinmann, born in 1832, is the one person born in Grandfontaine before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1898First protected: Sommet et musée du Donon
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Nearby attractions

Temple-musée et site archéologique du Donon and 14 more in and around Grandfontaine

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

All attractions →
RuinsRuinsTemple-musée et site archéologique du Dononin townChâteauChâteau de Salm4.4 km south, in La BroqueChurchChurchChapelle de Bipierrein townAttractionAttractionChemin des Sarrasinsin townAttractionAttractionCiterne des eaux pluvialesin townAttractionAttractionCopies de 8 stèles votivesin town
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grandfontaine.

History

Grandfontaine keeps more of its old housing than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919

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

Protection here reaches back to the 19th century. Among the classé monuments in Grandfontaine is Sommet et musée du Donon.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

19th c.
oldest protected part
1898
first monument protected
Full pageGrandfontaine’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes35% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Grandfontaine?”

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

Who lives here

Few people in Grandfontaine are 15 to 24: 7%, fewer than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree. The age that splits Grandfontaine in two is 47.3. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with both Bas-Rhin’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%).

47.3median age
GrandfontaineBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP40%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Grandfontaine
GrandfontaineBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–247%10%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6432%28%26%
65+21%22%22%
No diploma16%18%19%
CAP or BEP40%29%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education22%32%30%
Full pageGrandfontaine’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages47.3 median age · 21% are 65 or overHouseholds170 households · 2.3 people per householdBorn abroad2.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Grandfontaine?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Grandfontaine walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 9.3%

Unemployment runs at 7.7%. Grandfontaine holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. The median disposable income was €25,680 a year per consumption unit, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (€27,505) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Grandfontaine, 0.3 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageGrandfontaine’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working residentMedian income€25,680 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

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

Collège pupils travel 2.8 mi to the nearest one.

87.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Grandfontaine87.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Frison RocheNearest collègeCollègeCollège10187%+2 pts
87.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pageGrandfontaine’s schools pageOpen the page
Collèges87.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Grandfontaine costs less than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.84/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.31/m² a month.

€10.84/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Grandfontaine€10.84/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€10.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.29 to €14.18/m² a month)
€8.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageGrandfontaine’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.84/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 Grandfontaine

12pages on Grandfontaine
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 16.6 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors44% of the commune is protected natureAttractions9 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 47.3History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Sommet et musée du DononArchaeological site · 19th c.
Classé
Ruines du château SalmChâteau · 12th c. · in La Broque, 2.7 mi
Classé
Ancien camp concentrationnaire de Natzweiler-Struthof, actuellement m…Public building · 20th c. · in Natzwiller, 5.2 mi
Classé
Scierie de la HallièreIndustrial building · 18th–20th c. · in Celles-sur-Plaine, 8.3 mi
Photo credits

Sommet et musée du Donon: Photo: Vassil · CC0

Famous people from Grandfontaine

One notable person was born in Grandfontaine.

Their page →
É
Édouard KleinmannFrench naturalist and banker · 1832–1901

Grandfontaine’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 BroqueMutzigMoyenmoutierRosheimBarrDorlisheimLa BroqueMutzigMoyenmoutierRosheimBarrDorlisheimGrandfontaine
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Grandfontaine398—————
La Broque2,6252.6DC−BD−
Mutzig6,08714B+C+B+C
Moyenmoutier Vosges3,13414AAAA
Rosheim5,45714A+CA+B+
Barr7,05714BCB+B−
Dorlisheim2,63615AC−AB−

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

About Grandfontaine

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Grandfontaine is a commune of 398 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
398 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Bruche
Département
Bas-Rhin (67)
Région
Grand Est
Area
15.2 sq mi (39.3 km²)
INSEE code
67165

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 November 4, 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.