Schools are its strong suit: bac results 3.9 points above the expected rate; brevet results 12 points above the expected rate. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 10% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Safety lags: an average of 14.6 recorded violent incidents and 13.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The overall grade lands at B+, better than 73% of compared French towns. That places it #31 of 62 in Bas-Rhin.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Sarre-Union 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 Sarre-Union.
History
Old homes shape Sarre-Union: 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.
For its size, Sarre-Union has 62 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2023. The town has 17 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 16th century.
17historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit17
16th c.
oldest protected part
1923
first monument protected
2023
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
Exam results around Sarre-Union beat 98% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Sarre-Union, above Bas-Rhin’s towns (90.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. The bac pro: 89% of 62 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. Its collèges and lycées rank #4 of 77 in Bas-Rhin on results.
100%passed the bac (general and technological)A+School Grade
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Money is tighter in Sarre-Union than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,740 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 20.3% 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%). Per resident in work, Sarre-Union counts 2.9 jobs (2,750 jobs, 950 workers). Unemployment stands at 13.0%.
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot15%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,750
jobs based in Sarre-Union, 2.9 per working resident
13.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 92% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Sarre-Union’s ages would predict, 110 per 100 expected, above Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Sarre-Union is Hopital Robert Pax de Sarreguemines, 11.2 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 498 residents of Sarre-Union died, against 334 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 49% more. At birth, a girl in Bas-Rhin can expect 85 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. This Bas-Rhin town has 4 family doctors.
+10%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw149
Adjusted110
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Sarre-Union · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Robert Pax de Sarreguemines
11.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Robert Pax de Sarreguemines
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crime per resident in Sarre-Union runs higher than in 77% of compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Sarre-Union. The 2025 count: 57 offenses here. On the Safety Grade, Sarre-Union ranks 60th of the 62 compared towns in Bas-Rhin.
14.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage20
Family violence13
Other physical violence10
Sexual violence8
Theft from vehicles6
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence17
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
14.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
57
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When burglary and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (7.0% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Sarre-Union than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults
15% are under 15, near Bas-Rhin’s towns (16%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 28% of residents. Typical age in Sarre-Union: 48.8, the median.
48.8median age
Sarre-UnionBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sarre-Union
Is Sarre-Union safe?
It grades C− for safety, #60 of 62 in Bas-Rhin.
Are schools in Sarre-Union good?
They grade A+, better than 98% of compared French towns and #4 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. The lycée stands out: 100% of 70 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Georges Imbert in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Sarre-Union
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Sarre-Union is a commune of 2,731 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Alsace Bossue. 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.
