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Some 2,597 people live in this town, in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
Health is its strong suit (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying in is costly: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is just over half of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Oberschaeffolsheim has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Oberschaeffolsheim does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Oberschaeffolsheim 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.
Oberschaeffolsheim has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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Oberschaeffolsheim has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1934.
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Oberschaeffolsheim. Best known first.
FortFort Frère4 km northeast, in OberhausbergenFortFortÉglise protestante Saint-Pierre de Wolfisheim1.3 km east, in WolfisheimFortFortBreuscheckschlössel4.9 km east, in StrasbourgFortFortFort Kléber1.1 km east, in WolfisheimTheme parkTheme parkPop Corn Labyrinthe2.5 km northeast, in OberhausbergenPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oberschaeffolsheim.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €13.61/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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
6.4% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 19.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Oberschaeffolsheim. Women in Bas-Rhin live to 85 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 170 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 225: 25% below.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above Bas-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Residents of Oberschaeffolsheim have a median age of 47.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Oberschaeffolsheim | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. Before 1919: that is when nearly one in ten homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Oberschaeffolsheim, 87.1% passed the bac, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (92.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #50 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. For collège, the closest is 1.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul WernertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 130 | 96%+3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Marcel RudloffNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 289 | 92%±0 pts |
| Collège ÉrasmeBest against expectations: 21 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 81 | 91%+21 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Oberschaeffolsheim has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Cimetière (monument funéraire de Jean-François Melchior): Photo: Tux-Man · CC0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Oberschaeffolsheim 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberschaeffolsheim | 2,597 | — | — | D | — | A− |
| Wolfisheim | 4,217 | 0.9 | B+ | D | A+ | B− |
| Achenheim | 2,637 | 1.1 | — | D− | — | A |
| Eckbolsheim | 7,157 | 1.8 | B+ | D | B− | A |
| Holtzheim | 3,850 | 1.9 | — | D | — | C |
| Oberhausbergen | 5,857 | 2.2 | B− | D− | B− | C+ |
| Lingolsheim | 20,826 | 2.6 | C+ | D | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Oberschaeffolsheim has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns and #50 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. 92% of 289 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Marcel Rudloff in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Oberschaeffolsheim is a commune of 2,597 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 November 4, 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.