Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 239 residents and lies in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Blaise-la-Roche out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Blaise-la-Roche 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, 3.5 mi away.
17% 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 Saint-Blaise-la-Roche.
Children under 15 make up 15%, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town. Saint-Blaise-la-Roche has a median age of 48.7.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Blaise-la-Roche | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Saint-Blaise-la-Roche has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 16.3% of commuters at the census. 9.6% of people in the labour force have no job.
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.
House rents are put at about €8.31/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Saint-Blaise-la-Roche. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Blaise-la-Roche is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Blaise-la-Roche as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Blaise-la-Roche | 239 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Broque | 2,625 | 5 | D | C− | B | D− |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Haut-Rhin | 4,851 | 11 | A | A | B+ | C |
| Moyenmoutier Vosges | 3,134 | 12 | A | A | A | A |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges Vosges | 19,251 | 13 | C+ | A | C− | C |
| Barr | 7,057 | 13 | B | C | B+ | B− |
| Châtenois | 4,294 | 14 | A | C | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Saint-Blaise-la-Roche is a commune of 239 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 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.