Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 508 people, lies in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saulxures falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 28% of homes.
The one thing Saulxures does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saulxures 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, 4.1 mi away.
27% 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 Saulxures.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents. 9.1% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 26% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saulxures | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
100 jobs are based in Saulxures, for 200 working residents (0.4 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €25,860 a year per consumption unit, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (€27,505) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Also worth knowing: at the census, 3.2% of working residents in Saulxures went to work by public transport.
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
Nothing in Saulxures is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saulxures.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saulxures | 508 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Broque | 2,625 | 6.3 | D | C− | B | D− |
| Moyenmoutier Vosges | 3,134 | 10 | A | A | A | A |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Haut-Rhin | 4,851 | 11 | A | A | B+ | C |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges Vosges | 19,251 | 11 | C+ | A | C− | C |
| Raon-l'Étape Vosges | 5,886 | 13 | C− | A | C+ | D− |
| Barr | 7,057 | 15 | B | C | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Saulxures is a commune of 508 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.