Illfurth’s strongest subject is health (A) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. School results are strong: bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 2.7 points above the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Illfurth 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 Illfurth 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Illfurth.
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Illfurth run below what its ages would predict: 68 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
6 GPs practise in Illfurth. 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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 214 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 205, 4% fewer.
−32%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted68
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Illfurth · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Saint Morand D Altkirch
5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Emile Muller
85.5 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haut-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Brevet results near Illfurth run high: 96.8% passed, above Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Illfurth, 100.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 0.6 mi away. At the general lycée, 100% of 165 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
100%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Illfurth is €11.86/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €12.47/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.
€11.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Illfurth€11.86/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€11.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.51 to €14.78/m² a month)
€12.47/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€33,260
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Sundgau
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Illfurth is better off than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €30,690 a year per consumption unit
At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 6.3%, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. For its 1,150 residents in work, Illfurth has 600 jobs: 0.5 each.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
600
jobs based in Illfurth, 0.5 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 71% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Illfurth: 3 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Illfurth is Ancienne église catholique Saint-Martin, actuellement dépot communal. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
More people in Illfurth hold a degree than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 37%
The share of residents under 15 is 16%. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.7% of the town, near Haut-Rhin’s towns (10%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Illfurth by age and the one in the middle is 47.6.
47.6median age
IllfurthHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Illfurth has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
In 2025, 15 offenses were recorded in Illfurth. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 3.4 cases of violence against people and 5.8 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Family violence topped the graded crimes in Illfurth (2025).
3.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence5
Burglary5
Criminal damage5
Armed robbery0
Fraud18
Theft without violence12
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
36.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (36.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Oppidum du Britzgyberg and 3 more in and around Illfurth
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Illfurth. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Illfurth
Is Illfurth safe?
Illfurth has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 5 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Illfurth good?
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Illfurth
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Illfurth is a commune of 2,445 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
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.
