Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 309 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
Urbeis is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Urbeis does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Urbeis: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1898.
41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Urbeis.
Urbeis sits below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Urbeis | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Urbeis above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Urbeis: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Urbeis is Ruines du château Bilstein.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On this, Urbeis is below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Urbeis has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 10.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
In the comparison, Urbeis comes below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (€13.84/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Urbeis has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ruines du château Bilstein: Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Urbeis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbeis | 309 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Haut-Rhin | 4,851 | 5.9 | A | A | B+ | C |
| Châtenois | 4,294 | 9.1 | A | C | A | C+ |
| Scherwiller | 3,099 | 9.6 | — | B− | — | C |
| La Broque | 2,625 | 9.9 | D | C− | B | D− |
| Ribeauvillé Haut-Rhin | 4,685 | 10 | A | B− | A− | B− |
| Sélestat | 19,589 | 11 | B− | C+ | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Urbeis is a commune of 309 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de Villé. 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.