It also does well on schools (A−) — bac results 2 points above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Its weakest subject is cost of living — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 39% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. 19% of its homes are second homes.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Bergheim 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 Bergheim 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 Bergheim.
Schools
89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Bergheim, 99.0% passed the bac, above both Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 1.5 mi away.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Bergheim sees fewer deaths than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 77 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Haut-Rhin is 85.5 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 356 residents of Bergheim died, against 313 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% more. 2 GPs practise locally.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Bergheim · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Selestat
5.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Selestat
85.5 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haut-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Bergheim are out of work than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.2%
Households’ median disposable income: €28,880 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 11.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
800
jobs based in Bergheim, 0.9 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,880
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 73% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Bergheim has fewer young adults than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 7.8% are 15 to 24
The 65-and-over age group makes up 28% of residents. Bergheim has a median age of 49.8 years. 31% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Haut-Rhin 31%, France 30%).
49.8median age
BergheimHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C+
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Bergheim is €13.38/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.48/m² a month. France’s property-sale records don’t cover Alsace and Moselle, which keep their own land register, so the Cost Grade here uses rent alone.
€13.38/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Bergheim€13.38/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€13.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.83 to €18.21/m² a month)
€9.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,030
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Ribeauvillé
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Bergheim: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Haut-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Bergheim counts 15 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 14 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Vestiges des anciennes fortifications. Relative to its size, Bergheim keeps 72 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bergheim
Is Bergheim safe?
Bergheim has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 4.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Bergheim good?
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 141 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Ribeaupierre in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Bergheim
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Bergheim is a commune of 2,069 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Ribeauvillé. 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.
