Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,702 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
Lipsheim has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 52% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 6.2% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Lipsheim does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Lipsheim 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.
Lipsheim has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lipsheim, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lipsheim.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Lipsheim comes above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (€13.84/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Lipsheim, that is below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 153 residents of Lipsheim died, against 198 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
Lipsheim sits above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (€27,505) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. Unemployment stands at 6.2%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lipsheim, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
That puts Lipsheim above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Lipsheim | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, Lipsheim is close to Bas-Rhin’s towns (90.8%) and above compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean de la FontaineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 155 | 89%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 13 offenses in the graded categories in Lipsheim in 2025. For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 48.8% of the index here.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Lipsheim. Best known first.
Lipsheim has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Lipsheim.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipsheim | 2,702 | — | — | D− | — | A− |
| Fegersheim | 5,780 | 1.1 | A | D | A | B |
| Geispolsheim | 7,919 | 1.9 | A− | D− | B | B |
| Eschau | 5,878 | 2.4 | A− | D− | A | C+ |
| Entzheim | 2,544 | 3.2 | B+ | D− | B+ | A− |
| Plobsheim | 4,492 | 3.3 | B+ | D− | A+ | C |
| Illkirch-Graffenstaden | 27,872 | 3.6 | C+ | D− | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Lipsheim has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 7 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns and #54 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Lipsheim is a commune of 2,702 people in the Eurométropole de Strasbourg. 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.