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1,911 people call this town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est home.
Where it falls short is cost of living — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 41% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Herrlisheim-près-Colmar 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 Herrlisheim-près-Colmar 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.
Herrlisheim-près-Colmar has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Herrlisheim-près-Colmar has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1934.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Herrlisheim-près-Colmar. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Herrlisheim-près-Colmar.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Haut-Rhin is 85.5 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 137 deaths in Herrlisheim-près-Colmar between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 180: 24% below. The nearest emergency department to Herrlisheim-près-Colmar is Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil, 4 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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €12.48/m² a month. 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
8.2% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Protection here reaches back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by 39% of adults, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 24% of residents are 65 or older. At 46.4, the median resident of Herrlisheim-près-Colmar sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Herrlisheim-près-Colmar | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €30,430 a year. Just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Herrlisheim-près-Colmar has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Anciens remparts: Photo: Psu973 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église catholique Saint-Michel: Photo: Gzen92 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Herrlisheim-près-Colmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herrlisheim-près-Colmar | 1,911 | — | — | C | — | A− |
| Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine | 3,004 | 2.7 | — | C | — | B− |
| Wintzenheim | 8,059 | 3.9 | A− | C− | B | B+ |
| Colmar | 66,970 | 4.2 | C+ | C | C− | B− |
| Rouffach | 4,238 | 4.3 | A | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Turckheim | 4,139 | 5.1 | A | C | A− | B+ |
| Ingersheim | 4,774 | 5.3 | A− | C | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Herrlisheim-près-Colmar has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Herrlisheim-près-Colmar is a commune of 1,911 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Colmar 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 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.
