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With 722 residents, it is a town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Michelbach-le-Bas has none. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Michelbach-le-Bas does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Michelbach-le-Bas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines du château de Landskron, in Leymen, 7.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Michelbach-le-Bas is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Michelbach-le-Bas.
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. Ages in Michelbach-le-Bas split evenly at 54.1: half are older, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Michelbach-le-Bas | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 6.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 50 jobs are based in Michelbach-le-Bas, for 300 working residents (0.2 per worker). Nearly a tenth of people in the labour force have no job.
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 brevet pass rate near Michelbach-le-Bas is 100.0%, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (88.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. A collège lies 1.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé des Missions PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 115 | 100%+2 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.
A house rents for an estimated €13.54/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Michelbach-le-Bas yet.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Michelbach-le-Bas is a commune of 722 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Louis 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelbach-le-Bas | 722 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blotzheim | 5,282 | 1.7 | A | B | B+ | C |
| Hésingue | 2,972 | 2.8 | A+ | B | A | B |
| Bartenheim | 4,211 | 3.2 | A | B | B+ | D |
| Hégenheim | 3,410 | 3.4 | A | B− | B | B |
| Saint-Louis | 22,805 | 4.1 | B | B | C− | C+ |
| Sierentz | 4,409 | 4.2 | A+ | A | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.