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It is a town of 1,042 residents in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
Where it does best is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 35% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on schools as well — bac results 1.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 5 points above the expected rate. Buying in is costly: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 48% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too (C).
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 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Bruebach 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 Bruebach 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.
Bruebach has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Bruebach has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.
Hubert Zuber, born in 1847, is the one person born in Bruebach before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and family days out in and near Bruebach. Best known first.
ZooParc zoologique et botanique de Mulhouse3.8 km north, in Mulhouse
MuseumMusée de l'impression sur étoffes5 km north, in MulhouseAttractionAttractionTour du Belvédère3.3 km north, in MulhouseMuseumMuseumLa Kunsthalle - Centre d'art contemporain4.7 km northwest, in MulhouseAttractionAttractionAddax3.7 km north, in MulhouseAttractionAttractionAlpagas, Lamas4 km north, in MulhousePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bruebach.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 64 residents of Bruebach died, against 99 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 35% fewer. At birth, a girl in Haut-Rhin can expect 85.5 years and a boy 80.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Bruebach is Hopital Emile Muller, 1.7 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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Bruebach, 98.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 1.7 mi away. At the two general lycées, 100% of 308 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Don Bosco PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 147 | 100%+3 pts |
| Lycée privé Don Bosco PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 143 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège Léon GambettaBest against expectations: 14 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 99 | 96%+14 pts |
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.
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
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 8.6% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stood at 5.3%, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs based in Bruebach number 50, against 450 residents in work (0.1 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up a tenth of the total. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9% of the town, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bruebach | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Bruebach has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Bruebach.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruebach | 1,042 | — | — | D | — | A+ |
| Brunstatt-Didenheim | 8,259 | 2.4 | B− | D | B | C+ |
| Zillisheim | 2,561 | 2.9 | — | C+ | — | B |
| Riedisheim | 12,200 | 3.1 | B | D | B+ | A− |
| Habsheim | 5,076 | 3.3 | A− | D− | A | B |
| Mulhouse | 104,978 | 3.7 | D− | C | D− | D |
| Rixheim | 14,380 | 3.9 | B | D | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bruebach has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 5.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 94% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 143 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Don Bosco 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
Bruebach is a commune of 1,042 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. 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.