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KogenheimBas-Rhin

A town of 1,172 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Kogenheim a good place to live?

Kogenheim has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 0% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is jobs & income (B+): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 6.4% unemployment.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

WeakestC−Health

How Kogenheim grades

Each subject compares Kogenheim 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.

How grading works

HealthC−Open →Jobs & income6.4% unemploymentB+Open →Walkability4% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workBOpen →Cost of livingA year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 38% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunalityC+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Église catholique Saint-Léger
Église catholique Saint-Léger · Inscrit · Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kogenheim’s story

Kogenheim in pictures

Kogenheim has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1934.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

François Ignace Metz, born in 1761, is the one person born in Kogenheim before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1934First protected: Église catholique Saint-Léger
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kogenheim.

HealthHealth C−

Adjusted for age and care homes, Kogenheim sees more deaths than 79% of compared French towns

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. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Kogenheim records 100 deaths per 100 expected. 88 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, close to the 88 that France’s rates at each age predict. The nearest emergency department to Kogenheim is Centre hospitalier de Selestat, 7.1 mi away.

−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw100
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Kogenheim · 5.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Selestat
7.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Selestat
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Kogenheim are under 15, more than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns

19% of residents are 65 or over, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 26% have a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town.

43.8median age
KogenheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education26%

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 Kogenheim
KogenheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1520%16%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6429%28%26%
65+19%22%22%
No diploma17%18%19%
CAP or BEP36%29%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education26%32%30%

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B+

Kogenheim has lower unemployment than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%

Bus, tram or train carried 8.8% of working residents in Kogenheim to work at the census. Households’ median disposable income: €27,190 a year per consumption unit.

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
Public transport9%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Kogenheim, 0.4 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 64% of compared French towns

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

History

Old homes shape Kogenheim: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Kogenheim has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 18th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1934
first monument protected

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

HousingCost of living C+

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Kogenheim is €12.77/m² a month

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.

€12.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Kogenheim€12.77/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€12.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.23 to €15.96/m² a month)
€11.82/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,420
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Canton d'Erstein

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kogenheim

11pages on Kogenheim

Landmarks

Kogenheim has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église catholique Saint-Léger: Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Kogenheim

One notable person was born in Kogenheim.

Their page →

Kogenheim’s neighbors

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

All towns in Bas-Rhin →
HuttenheimBenfeldHilsenheimBarrScherwillerSélestatHuttenheimBenfeldHilsenheimBarrScherwillerSélestatKogenheim
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Kogenheim1,172——C+—C−
Huttenheim2,7352.6A−CB+C+
Benfeld5,9733.4A−C+B−B
Hilsenheim2,6043.6A+A−AB+
Barr7,0576.3BCB+B−
Scherwiller3,0996.3—B−—C
Sélestat19,5896.6B−C+CC

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

Questions about Kogenheim

Is Kogenheim safe?

Kogenheim 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 4.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

About Kogenheim

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Kogenheim is a commune of 1,172 people in the Communauté de communes du Canton d'Erstein. 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
1,172 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Canton d'Erstein
Département
Bas-Rhin (67)
Région
Grand Est
Area
4.6 sq mi (11.8 km²)
INSEE code
67246

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.