Is Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett a good place to live?
Schools do well: brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. Jobs & income is a strength too (A) — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 3.2% unemployment. Homes are dear: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is nearly two fifths of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Église protestante de Scharrachbergheim · Classé · Photo: Denis Helfer · CC BY 2.5
Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett’s story
Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1893.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1893First protected: Église protestante de Scharrachbergheim
1982Most recently protected: Château de Scharrachbergheim
On the Culture ministry’s list, Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
More people in Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett hold a degree than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 39%
42.4median age
People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.8%. Under-15s account for 17% of the population.
Scharrachbergheim-IrmstettBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
19%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett keeps more of its old housing than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Église protestante de Scharrachbergheim. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett has lower unemployment than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 3.2%
10%walk, cycle or take transit
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €30,920 a year. At the census, 10.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett, 0.3 per working resident
3.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 55% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett has a lower adjusted death rate than 53% of compared French towns
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett records 87 deaths per 100 expected, lower than Bas-Rhin’s towns (92) and near compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 82 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 71, 13% fewer. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett is Hopital de Hautepierre, 10 mi away. At birth, a girl in Bas-Rhin can expect 85 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de Hautepierre
10 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital de Hautepierre
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett is a commune of 1,359 people in the Communauté de communes de la Mossig et du Vignoble. 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
Population
1,359 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Mossig et du Vignoble
Département
Bas-Rhin (67)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.3 sq mi (3.3 km²)
INSEE code
67442
Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett
Is Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett safe?
Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett good?
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
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.
