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In Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, this town has 2,351 residents.
Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 4.4% unemployment. Its weakest subject is cost of living: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is two fifths of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for health and C+ for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Griesheim-près-Molsheim has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Griesheim-près-Molsheim does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Griesheim-près-Molsheim 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.
Griesheim-près-Molsheim has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Griesheim-près-Molsheim as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit Lange Stein, in Dorlisheim, 1.9 mi away.
4.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Griesheim-près-Molsheim.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Griesheim-près-Molsheim, 95.0% passed the bac, above Bas-Rhin’s towns (92.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Vocational results within 5 km: 85% passed the bac pro, of 123 candidates at 2 lycées. The nearest collège is 2.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Herrade de LandsbergNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 163 | 98%+3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Louis MarchalNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 152 | 97%+1 pt |
| Collège Henri MeckBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 90 | 94%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €12.85/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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.5%. Griesheim-près-Molsheim has a median age of 43.5 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Griesheim-près-Molsheim | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.7% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 4.4%. At the census, 3.3% of working residents in Griesheim-près-Molsheim didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Griesheim-près-Molsheim is Hopital de Hautepierre, 10.3 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 127 residents of Griesheim-près-Molsheim died, against 143 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% fewer. Life expectancy in Bas-Rhin: 85 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. There are 3 general practitioners here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
The 2025 count: 5 offenses in Griesheim-près-Molsheim. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 2.3 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 4.8. Also worth knowing: among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (62.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Griesheim-près-Molsheim. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau Saint-Jean3.2 km northwest, in DorlisheimMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent du Bischenberg4.3 km southwest, in BischoffsheimFortFortEnceinte de Rosheim4.3 km west, in RosheimFortFortTour des Forgerons4.8 km northwest, in MolsheimFortFortEnceinte médiévale de Molsheim4.9 km northwest, in MolsheimPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Griesheim-près-Molsheim is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Griesheim-près-Molsheim yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griesheim-près-Molsheim | 2,351 | — | — | C | — | B− |
| Bischoffsheim | 3,342 | 2.1 | — | C | — | A− |
| Duttlenheim | 3,011 | 2.3 | — | C+ | — | C |
| Dorlisheim | 2,636 | 2.5 | A | C− | A | B− |
| Molsheim | 9,318 | 2.8 | A− | C+ | B− | C+ |
| Rosheim | 5,457 | 2.9 | A+ | C | A+ | B+ |
| Obernai | 12,587 | 3.5 | A | C− | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Griesheim-près-Molsheim has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 97% of 152 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Louis Marchal in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Griesheim-près-Molsheim is a commune of 2,351 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes de Rosheim. 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
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.