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A town of 895 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Population

895

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.93

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,700

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Harskirchen a good place to live?

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

Banc-reposoir napoléonien · Inscrit · Photo: Hochstrasser Tanya · CC BY-SA 3.0

Harskirchen’s story

Harskirchen in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Harskirchen: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1926First protected: Église protestante
1988Most recently protected: Banc-reposoir napoléonien

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Harskirchen.

History

Old homes shape Harskirchen: 21% were built before 1919, more than in both Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

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

The protected list starts in the 18th century. Among the classé monuments in Harskirchen is Église protestante. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église protestante 18th c.

18th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

Full pageHarskirchen’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes21% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Harskirchen?”

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

Who lives here

Fewer people in Harskirchen hold a degree than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 22%

The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Typical age in Harskirchen: 47.6, the median. 23% of residents are 65 or over.

47.6median age

HarskirchenBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Bas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education22%

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 Harskirchen
	Harskirchen	Bas-Rhin median	France median
Under 15	15%	16%	17%
15–24	9.4%	10%	11%
25–44	22%	24%	23%
45–64	30%	28%	26%
65+	23%	22%	22%
No diploma	21%	18%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	17%	18%
Higher education	22%	32%	30%

Full pageHarskirchen’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47.6 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households390 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad3.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Harskirchen?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Harskirchen than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4%

Jobs located in Harskirchen: 100, for 400 residents in work (0.2 each). Unemployment runs at 7.8%. At the census, 2.3% of working residents in Harskirchen didn’t travel to work at all.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%

On foot3%

Public transport2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle1%

100

jobs based in Harskirchen, 0.2 per working resident

7.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,700

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageHarskirchen’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Median income€26,700 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 12 points above the expected rate

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

The closest collège is 2.4 mi off.

100%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Harskirchen97.0%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Harskirchen94.8%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Pierre ClaudeNearest collègeCollège	Collège	95	97%+12 pts
Lycée polyvalent Georges ImbertNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	70	100%+3 pts

100%

passed the general and technological bac, +3 pts against the expected rate

89%

passed the vocational bac, +5 pts against the expected rate

97.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +12 pts against the expected rate

2.4 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageHarskirchen’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges97.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km Lycées94.8% passed the bac · One lycée within 5 km

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Harskirchen than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.93/m² a month

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

€8.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Harskirchen€8.93/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²

€8.93/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.07 to €11.27/m² a month)

€8.04/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageHarskirchen’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.93/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 Harskirchen

11pages on Harskirchen

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and one lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.6 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors6% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.6 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Harskirchen: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Église protestanteTemple · 18th c.

Banc-reposoir napoléonienPublic building · 19th c.

Photo credits

Église protestante: Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Banc-reposoir napoléonien: Photo: Hochstrasser Tanya · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Harskirchen

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Harskirchen as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Harskirchen’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Sarre-UnionSarralbeHambachPuttelange-aux-LacsWoustvillerSarregueminesHarskirchen

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Harskirchen	895	—	—	—	—	—
Sarre-Union	2,731	2.2	B⁺	A⁺	C⁻	D
Sarralbe Moselle	4,364	4.1	B⁻	A⁻	B⁺	D
Hambach Moselle	2,766	9	—	A⁻	—	C⁻
Puttelange-aux-Lacs Moselle	3,016	9.7	—	A⁻	—	D
Woustviller Moselle	2,786	9.8	—	A⁻	—	D
Sarreguemines Moselle	20,143	12	C⁺	B⁺	C	D

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

About Harskirchen

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Harskirchen is a commune of 895 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Alsace Bossue. 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: 895 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de l'Alsace Bossue
Département: Bas-Rhin (67)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 5.6 sq mi (14.5 km²)
INSEE code: 67183

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.