La Broque grades D overall: better than 13% of compared French towns, and #60 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 69% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares La Broque 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Broque.
HealthHealth D−
La Broque loses more people than its age profile suggests, 120 per 100 expected, above Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Bas-Rhin can expect 85 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 295 deaths in La Broque between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 245: 20% above. The nearest emergency department to La Broque is Chi Hopitaux du Massif des Vosges site Saint Die des Vosge, 16.8 mi away. There is one general practitioner locally.
+20%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted120
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in La Broque · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
16.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Hopitaux du Massif des Vosges site Saint Die des Vosge
16.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi Hopitaux du Massif des Vosges site Saint Die des Vosge
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A walkable place: La Broque beats 77% of compared French towns on foot
The median disposable income is €24,920 a year per consumption unit. La Broque has 500 jobs for 1,200 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, near Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%).
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot7%
Public transport7%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
500
jobs based in La Broque, 0.4 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 77% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in La Broque is €12.81/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €8.31/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.
€12.81/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
La Broque€12.81/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€12.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.77 to €16.80/m² a month)
€8.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,140
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Bruche
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Bac results near La Broque run low: 71.0% passed, below Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of La Broque, 88.2% passed the brevet, lower than Bas-Rhin’s towns (90.8%) and near compared French towns (87.5%). General-bac pupils go 12.2 mi to the nearest lycée. School results put the town #67 of 77 in Bas-Rhin.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
La Broque keeps more of its old housing than Bas-Rhin or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in La Broque is Ruines du château Salm. On the Culture ministry’s list, La Broque counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Per resident, La Broque sees less crime than 56% of compared French towns
The 2025 count: 53 offenses in La Broque. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 11.6 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 8.5. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in La Broque (2025).
11.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage20
Other physical violence19
Sexual violence14
Armed robbery0
Theft from vehicles0
Fraud13
Theft without violence12
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
11.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
53
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
12.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, burglary and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 12.3% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in La Broque than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 18% of adults
The under-15s are 15% of the population here. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, above Bas-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The age that splits La Broque in two is 46.6.
46.6median age
La BroqueBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Broque
Is La Broque safe?
It grades B for safety, #45 of 62 in Bas-Rhin.
Are schools in La Broque good?
They grade C, better than 27% of compared French towns and #67 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. At the two collèges (Collège Frison Roche and Collège Haute Bruche), 88.2% passed the brevet, 0.8 points above the expected rate. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About La Broque
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
La Broque is a commune of 2,625 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Bruche. 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.
