Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
353 people call this town in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est home.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Volksberg out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes.
The one thing Volksberg does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Volksberg as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Trois pierres druidiques dites Dreipeterstein situées dans la forêt domaniale, in Rosteig, 2.6 mi away.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit and museums in and near Volksberg. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Volksberg.
One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. At 47.6, the median resident of Volksberg sits in the middle of the age range. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, in line with Bas-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%).
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Volksberg | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 41% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,830 a year. 8.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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 Volksberg is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Volksberg yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volksberg | 353 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bitche Moselle | 4,966 | 9.4 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Ingwiller | 3,995 | 9.5 | B | C+ | B+ | C |
| Sarre-Union | 2,731 | 9.5 | B+ | A+ | C− | D |
| Bouxwiller | 3,754 | 12 | A | B | B+ | C |
| Phalsbourg Moselle | 4,688 | 13 | B+ | B+ | B | C |
| Sarralbe Moselle | 4,364 | 13 | B− | A− | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Volksberg is a commune of 353 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
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.