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Home to 1,039 people, this town lies in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
Bergholtz’s strongest is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Schools are a strength too: bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 3.2 points above the expected rate. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for cost of living, B for jobs & income and C+ for walkability. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Bergholtz 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.
The one thing Bergholtz does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bergholtz 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.
Bergholtz has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bergholtz; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1985.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Bergholtz. Best known first.
MuseumChâteau de Bucheneck3.6 km southwest, in Soultz-Haut-Rhin
MuseumMusée Théodore-Deck2.6 km southwest, in GuebwillerAttractionAttractionRoute des vins d'Alsace2.8 km north, in OrschwihrChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Orschwihr2.3 km northwest, in OrschwihrChâteauChâteauChâteau du Hugstein4.1 km west, in BuhlPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bergholtz.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Haut-Rhin: 85.5 years for women, 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 68 residents of Bergholtz died, against 102 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 34% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Bergholtz is Centre hospitalier de Guebwiller, 1.5 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Bergholtz, 95.1% passed the bac, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 91% passed the bac pro, of 154 candidates at 2 lycées. The town’s pupils have a collège 1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Institution Champagnat PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 211 | 99%+6 pts |
| Lycée privé Institution Champagnat PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 54 | 100%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Théodore DeckBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 39 | 85%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 32% of adults, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The age that splits Bergholtz in two is 50.9.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bergholtz | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 11th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 6.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per resident in work, Bergholtz counts 0.3 jobs (150 jobs, 450 workers). Unemployment stood at 8.0%, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. 3.9% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €12.70/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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bergholtz has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Bergholtz.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergholtz | 1,039 | — | — | B− | — | A |
| Issenheim | 3,502 | 1 | A | C+ | A+ | B− |
| Guebwiller | 11,243 | 1.7 | C+ | B | C− | C− |
| Soultz-Haut-Rhin | 7,012 | 2.3 | A | B+ | A− | C |
| Buhl | 3,100 | 2.7 | A | A− | A | C |
| Rouffach | 4,238 | 3.9 | A | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Bollwiller | 4,184 | 4 | A− | C− | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bergholtz has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 72% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 54 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Institution Champagnat in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Bergholtz is a commune of 1,039 people in the Communauté de communes de la Région de Guebwiller. 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 November 4, 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.