Sommerau’s strongest is schools: brevet results 1.1 points below the expected rate. Most journeys need a car (D): one in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It lags on cost of living as well (C+) — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 39% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Sommerau 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 Sommerau 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 Sommerau.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Unemployment in Sommerau, 6.2%, runs below Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Sommerau holds 250 jobs; 750 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. At the census, 6.8% 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%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,990 a year.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Sommerau, 0.3 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 15% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Exam results around Sommerau beat 69% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Sommerau is 92.3%, close to Bas-Rhin’s towns (90.8%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest general lycée is 4.6 mi away. Collège pupils travel 1.7 mi to the nearest one.
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C+
Sommerau’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 60% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
109 deaths in Sommerau between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 119: 9% below. At birth, a girl in Bas-Rhin can expect 85 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Sommerau is Centre hospitalier Sainte Catherine de Saverne, 5.8 mi away.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Sommerau · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Sainte Catherine de Saverne
5.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Sainte Catherine de Saverne
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Sommerau keeps more of its old housing than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Sommerau; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sommerau
Is Sommerau safe?
Sommerau has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 4.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Sommerau good?
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Sommerau
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Sommerau is a commune of 1,523 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saverne. 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.
