Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 354 people live in this town, in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
There are no grades for Franken: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Franken as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fontaine de la Vierge, in Altkirch, 5.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Franken.
Children under 15 make up 19%, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents. Franken has a median age of 43.3 years.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Franken | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 2.3% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 5.4%, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €13.54/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Franken is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Franken as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franken | 354 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Altkirch | 5,687 | 5.6 | A | A | C | C+ |
| Sierentz | 4,409 | 5.9 | A+ | A | B | A− |
| Bartenheim | 4,211 | 6.5 | A | B | B+ | D |
| Blotzheim | 5,282 | 6.7 | A | B | B+ | C |
| Zillisheim | 2,561 | 7 | — | C+ | — | B |
| Hésingue | 2,972 | 7.8 | A+ | B | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Franken is a commune of 354 people in the Communauté de communes Sundgau. 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.