Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, this town has 556 residents.
Bourbach-le-Bas is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bourbach-le-Bas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye, in Leimbach, 2.2 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bourbach-le-Bas.
25% of residents are 65 or over, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population. The age that splits Bourbach-le-Bas in two is 50.6.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bourbach-le-Bas | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €28,900 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Bourbach-le-Bas number 50, against 250 residents in work (0.2 per worker). 3.2% of Bourbach-le-Bas’ 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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 3.1 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Conrad Alexandre GérardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 95 | 100%+6 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Joseph VogtNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 28 | 93%+7 pts |
| Collège Charles WalchBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 105 | 90%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €12.70/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Bourbach-le-Bas. Best known first.
Nothing in Bourbach-le-Bas is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Bourbach-le-Bas.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbach-le-Bas | 556 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thann | 7,762 | 3.1 | B− | B+ | B− | D |
| Masevaux-Niederbruck | 3,594 | 3.1 | A+ | A | A− | C− |
| Vieux-Thann | 2,866 | 3.6 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Cernay | 12,057 | 5.9 | B− | B− | B− | D− |
| Wittelsheim | 10,645 | 8.6 | C+ | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Staffelfelden | 4,072 | 10 | C | C | A+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Bourbach-le-Bas is a commune of 556 people in the Communauté de communes de Thann-Cernay. 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.