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Bourbach-le-HautHaut-Rhin

A town of 408 in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Bourbach-le-Haut a good place to live?

Bourbach-le-Haut isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 11% of homes.

What makes Bourbach-le-Haut stand out

The one thing Bourbach-le-Haut does most differently from other towns.

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Bourbach-le-Haut’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Bourbach-le-Haut’s story

No historic monuments in Bourbach-le-Haut

The Culture ministry lists no building in Bourbach-le-Haut as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye, in Masevaux-Niederbruck, 2.2 mi away.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bourbach-le-Haut.

Who lives here

Few people in Bourbach-le-Haut are 15 to 24: 7.1%, fewer than in Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

36% of adults hold a degree. Residents of Bourbach-le-Haut have a median age of 49.1.

49.1median age
Bourbach-le-HautHaut-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bourbach-le-Haut
Bourbach-le-HautHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–247.1%10%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6434%27%26%
65+22%22%22%
No diploma11%18%19%
CAP or BEP31%29%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education36%31%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Bourbach-le-Haut has lower unemployment than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 3.9%

At the census, 5.5% 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. Jobs located in Bourbach-le-Haut: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.2 each). Median disposable income comes to €27,770 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Bourbach-le-Haut, 0.2 per working resident
3.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

100.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The brevet pass rate near Bourbach-le-Haut is 100.0%, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (88.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. Collège pupils travel 2.5 mi to the nearest one.

100.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bourbach-le-Haut100.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Bourbach-le-Haut93.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Conrad Alexandre GérardNearest collègeCollègeCollège95100%+6 pts
Lycée professionnel Joseph VogtNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée2893%+7 pts
93%
passed the vocational bac, +7 pts against the expected rate
100.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate
2.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Bourbach-le-Haut costs less than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.54/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

€10.54/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bourbach-le-Haut€10.54/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€10.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.02 to €13.85/m² a month)
€12.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Abbaye de Masevaux and 3 more in and around Bourbach-le-Haut

Heritage and museums in and near Bourbach-le-Haut. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bourbach-le-Haut

12pages on Bourbach-le-Haut

Landmarks

Nothing in Bourbach-le-Haut is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Bourbach-le-Haut

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bourbach-le-Haut yet.

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Bourbach-le-Haut’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haut-Rhin →
Masevaux-NiederbruckThannVieux-ThannCernayWittelsheimGiromagnyMasevaux-NiederbruckThannVieux-ThannCernayWittelsheimGiromagnyBourbach-le-Haut
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bourbach-le-Haut408—————
Masevaux-Niederbruck3,5942.3A+AA−C−
Thann7,7623.6B−B+B−D
Vieux-Thann2,8664.5—B+—B+
Cernay12,0576.9B−B−B−D−
Wittelsheim10,6459.8C+C+B+C−
Giromagny Territoire de Belfort2,90710C+AB−C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Bourbach-le-Haut

Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est

Bourbach-le-Haut is a commune of 408 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

Population
408 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Thann-Cernay
Département
Haut-Rhin (68)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.8 km²)
INSEE code
68046

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 9, 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.