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A town of 1,829 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
Herbitzheim has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 32% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Herbitzheim does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Herbitzheim 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Herbitzheim as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Martin (ancienne), in Kalhausen, 2.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Herbitzheim.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Bas-Rhin: 85 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 163 deaths in Herbitzheim from 2016 to 2025; there were 199, 22% more. For a family doctor, residents of Herbitzheim can choose among 6 GPs.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.28/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
The median disposable income was €25,630 a year per consumption unit, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (€27,505) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 11.5% are unemployed. Herbitzheim has 200 jobs for 800 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The under-15s are 15% of the population here. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.5%, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Ages in Herbitzheim split evenly at 47.4: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Herbitzheim | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and museums in and near Herbitzheim. Best known first.
Nothing in Herbitzheim is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Herbitzheim as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbitzheim | 1,829 | — | — | A− | — | D− |
| Sarralbe Moselle | 4,364 | 3.2 | B− | A− | B+ | D |
| Hambach Moselle | 2,766 | 4 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Sarre-Union | 2,731 | 5.3 | B+ | A+ | C− | D |
| Woustviller Moselle | 2,786 | 5.5 | — | A− | — | D |
| Sarreguemines Moselle | 20,143 | 6.7 | C+ | B+ | C | D |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs Moselle | 3,016 | 7.7 | — | A− | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Herbitzheim has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 4.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Herbitzheim is a commune of 1,829 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
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.