Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 983 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
Plaine is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Plaine does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Plaine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines du château Salm, in La Broque, 2.5 mi away.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plaine.
14% are under 15, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. Graduates make up 27% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Plaine | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Plaine holds 100 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. 8.6% of the labour force were unemployed, near Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%). Public transport took 3.3% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Plaine. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Salm3.9 km north, in La BroqueMuseumMuseumMusée Jean-Frédéric-Oberlin4.9 km east, in WaldersbachAttractionAttractionAncienne rotonde du chemin de fer forestier4 km north, in La BroqueAttractionAttractionRuines de la Marcairerie de la Haute-Loge4.6 km northwest, in MousseyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Plaine 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 Plaine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaine | 983 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Broque | 2,625 | 4.5 | D | C− | B | D− |
| Moyenmoutier Vosges | 3,134 | 11 | A | A | A | A |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Haut-Rhin | 4,851 | 12 | A | A | B+ | C |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges Vosges | 19,251 | 13 | C+ | A | C− | C |
| Barr | 7,057 | 14 | B | C | B+ | B− |
| Raon-l'Étape Vosges | 5,886 | 14 | C− | A | C+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Plaine is a commune of 983 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Bruche. 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.