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A town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, home to 277 people.
Elbach has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Elbach does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Elbach as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison et moulin, in Bellemagny, 3.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Elbach.
7.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Line up the people of Elbach by age and the one in the middle is 52.8.
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Elbach | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 5.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 7.4% of the labour force were unemployed, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
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.
The town’s pupils have a collège 1.9 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 7.5 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MonnetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 98 | 97%+5 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Elbach. Best known first.
Nothing in Elbach is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Elbach yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elbach | 277 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Altkirch | 5,687 | 7.6 | A | A | C | C+ |
| Grandvillars Territoire de Belfort | 2,947 | 8.7 | B | A | A− | C |
| Offemont Territoire de Belfort | 4,051 | 9.7 | C+ | B− | A | C− |
| Delle Territoire de Belfort | 5,623 | 9.9 | C− | A | D | C |
| Masevaux-Niederbruck | 3,594 | 10 | A+ | A | A− | C− |
| Danjoutin Territoire de Belfort | 3,519 | 10 | B | A− | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Elbach is a commune of 277 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Alsace Largue. 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 October 30, 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.