The weak point is health (C) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for cost of living and B− for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Obermodern-Zutzendorf 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.
What makes Obermodern-Zutzendorf stand out
The one thing Obermodern-Zutzendorf does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Obermodern-Zutzendorf 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 Obermodern-Zutzendorf.
HealthHealth C
More deaths than expected: Obermodern-Zutzendorf is above 69% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 131 residents of Obermodern-Zutzendorf died, against 138 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 95 per 100 expected, close to Bas-Rhin’s towns (92) and above compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Obermodern-Zutzendorf is Centre hospitalier Sainte Catherine de Saverne, 11.3 mi away. In Bas-Rhin, women can expect to live 85 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Obermodern-Zutzendorf · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Sainte Catherine de Saverne
11.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Sainte Catherine de Saverne
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Obermodern-Zutzendorf: 26% were built before 1919, more than in both Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Obermodern-Zutzendorf, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Obermodern-Zutzendorf has fewer older residents than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 20% are 65 or over
The under-15s are 16% of the population here. Ages in Obermodern-Zutzendorf split evenly at 43.9: half are older, half younger. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, near both Bas-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%).
43.9median age
Obermodern-ZutzendorfBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 104 men for every 100 women. 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
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Fewer people in Obermodern-Zutzendorf are out of work than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.0%
Half of residents lived on more than €29,210 a year per consumption unit, above Bas-Rhin’s towns (€27,505) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. The census found 12.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 3.1% of working residents in Obermodern-Zutzendorf didn’t travel to work at all.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport11%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Obermodern-Zutzendorf, 0.2 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,210
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 47% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Obermodern-Zutzendorf
Is Obermodern-Zutzendorf safe?
Obermodern-Zutzendorf has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 4.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
About Obermodern-Zutzendorf
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Obermodern-Zutzendorf is a commune of 1,774 people in the Communauté de communes de Hanau-La Petite Pierre. 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.
