Schools do well (A): bac results 0.7 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. Homes are dear: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is just over two fifths of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Most journeys need a car (C+): just over four in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Niedernai 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.
Each subject compares Niedernai 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 Niedernai.
Schools
96.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Niedernai, 95.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (92.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 1.1 mi away.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Fewer people in Niedernai are out of work than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.9%
Half of residents lived on more than €30,110 a year per consumption unit, above Bas-Rhin’s towns (€27,505) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.7% of commuters at the census.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Niedernai, 0.2 per working resident
3.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 36% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 13th century. 7.5% of its homes were built before 1919, about level with both Bas-Rhin’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Niedernai are 15 to 24: 9%, fewer than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
20% of residents are 65 or over, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Half of Niedernai is older than 47.3, half younger. The under-15s are 16% of the population here.
47.3median age
NiedernaiBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B−
Niedernai’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 52% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 75 residents of Niedernai died, against 85 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Niedernai is Hopital de Hautepierre, 13.2 mi away. The town has 3 family doctors. Average lifespans in Bas-Rhin: 85 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw89
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Niedernai · 7.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de Hautepierre
13.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital de Hautepierre
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Château de Landsberg: Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Le Glockenturm et les deux tours de défense est et ouest: Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Niedernai
Is Niedernai safe?
Niedernai has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Niedernai good?
They grade A, better than 87% of compared French towns. 99% of 174 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Freppel in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Niedernai
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Niedernai is a commune of 1,225 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Sainte-Odile. 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.
