Hoffen has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is schools (A+): brevet results 6 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Hoffen 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Unemployment in Hoffen, 5.3%, runs below Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
That puts Hoffen below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Hoffen has 150 jobs for 600 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 6.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Hoffen, 0.3 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 16% of compared French towns
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Hoffen keeps more of its old housing than Bas-Rhin or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Hoffen comes above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Hoffen: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Hoffen is Église protestante de Leiterswiller.
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Hoffen sees 86 deaths per 100 expected, against 92 in Bas-Rhin’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 74 residents of Hoffen died, against 86 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Hoffen · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de la Lauter
7.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de la Lauter
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Hoffen
Is Hoffen safe?
Hoffen has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 4.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Hoffen good?
They grade A+, better than 96% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Hoffen
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Hoffen is a commune of 1,160 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Outre-Forêt. 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
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.
