Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 1,113 residents and lies in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on walkability (C−). Its schools fall short: brevet results 4 points below the expected rate.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Gumbrechtshoffen 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 Gumbrechtshoffen does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Gumbrechtshoffen 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.
Gumbrechtshoffen 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 Gumbrechtshoffen as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Dietrich, in Reichshoffen, 2.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gumbrechtshoffen.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Gumbrechtshoffen records 101 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 119 residents of Gumbrechtshoffen died, against 118 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% more. The nearest emergency department to Gumbrechtshoffen is Centre hospitalier de Haguenau, 10 mi away. Women in Bas-Rhin live to 85 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.7% of commuters at the census. Median disposable income comes to €27,550 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Gumbrechtshoffen, 88.0% passed the brevet, lower than Bas-Rhin’s towns (90.8%) and near compared French towns (87.5%). The town’s pupils have a collège 2 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 7.4 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Françoise DoltoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 78 | 88%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 26% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Gumbrechtshoffen | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 40% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
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
Museums and other places to visit in and near Gumbrechtshoffen. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du fer de Reichshoffen3.8 km northeast, in ReichshoffenArt galleryArt galleryMaison de l'archéologie de Niederbronn-les-Bains4.8 km north, in Niederbronn-les-BainsMuseumMuseumMusée Historique et Industriel, Musée du Fer3.8 km northeast, in ReichshoffenMuseumMuseumMaison de l'Archéologie des Vosges du Nord4.8 km north, in Niederbronn-les-BainsAttractionAttractionThermes antiques4.8 km north, in Niederbronn-les-BainsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Gumbrechtshoffen 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 Gumbrechtshoffen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gumbrechtshoffen | 1,113 | — | — | B− | — | C− |
| Gundershoffen | 3,834 | 1.6 | A− | B+ | A+ | D |
| Reichshoffen | 5,418 | 2.4 | B− | B− | A | C− |
| Niederbronn-les-Bains | 4,347 | 3.3 | B | B | A− | C+ |
| Mertzwiller | 3,343 | 3.8 | — | B− | — | D |
| Val-de-Moder | 5,102 | 4.2 | B | B | A+ | D |
| Ingwiller | 3,995 | 7.3 | B | C+ | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Gumbrechtshoffen has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Gumbrechtshoffen is a commune of 1,113 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Niederbronn-les-Bains. 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.