Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 1,939 residents in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
Schools do well: brevet results 5.8 points above the expected rate. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C−).
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Mothern has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Mothern does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Mothern 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.
Mothern has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mothern as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église protestante de Leiterswiller, in Hoffen, 9.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mothern.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.8 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 11.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Charles de GaulleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 102 | 98%+7 pts |
| Collège Georges HolderithBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 71 | 96%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Mothern’s deaths ran at 100 per 100 expected, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 170 residents of Mothern died, about as many as the 170 expected from France’s death rates at each age. The nearest emergency department to Mothern is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal de la Lauter, 12.5 mi away. One GP practises here.
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−.
Unemployment stood at 4.4%, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. 4.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. 250 jobs are based in Mothern, for 1,000 working residents (0.2 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
14% are under 15, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 22% have a degree. The age that splits Mothern in two is 49.2.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Mothern | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Mothern. The 2025 count: 6 offenses here. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 2.8 violent offenses and 5.4 graded property crimes a year.
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 · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 58.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Mothern. Best known first.
Nothing in Mothern is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mothern yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mothern | 1,939 | — | — | A− | — | C− |
| Seltz | 3,204 | 3.4 | A+ | B | A+ | D |
| Soufflenheim | 4,740 | 11 | A | A− | A+ | D |
| Betschdorf | 4,231 | 12 | A | B+ | A+ | C |
| Wissembourg | 7,566 | 12 | A− | A− | B | B− |
| Soultz-sous-Forêts | 3,121 | 12 | — | C+ | — | D |
| Drusenheim | 5,388 | 15 | A | C+ | A+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Mothern has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade A+, better than 97% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Mothern is a commune of 1,939 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine du Rhin. 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.