Biesheim has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 2.4 jobs per working resident; 10.3% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Biesheim 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 Biesheim.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Biesheim than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 9.3%
The median disposable income was €27,900 a year per consumption unit, about level with Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690) and above compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 3.8% of working residents in Biesheim at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Bicycle4%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,550
jobs based in Biesheim, 2.4 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
More deaths than expected: Biesheim is above 66% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Biesheim is Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil, 10 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 186 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 174, 6% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 94 per 100 expected, close to Haut-Rhin’s towns (92) and above compared French towns (88). 2 GPs practise here.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Biesheim · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil
8.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Albert Schweitzer
85.5 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haut-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from Antiquity. 4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Biesheim hold a degree than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 21%
The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.1%. 18% are under 15, higher than Haut-Rhin’s towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). Biesheim has a median age of 46.1.
46.1median age
BiesheimHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%
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%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Biesheim
Is Biesheim safe?
Biesheim has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Biesheim 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 Biesheim
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Biesheim is a commune of 2,499 people in the Communauté de communes Alsace Rhin Brisach. 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.
