Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
3,694 people call this town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est home.
Crime is low (B+): an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 12.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The local economy does well (B+): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 9.7% unemployment. Its weakest subject is cost of living: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 44% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are weaker too — bac results 0.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3.2 points above the expected rate. All told, that adds up to a B− overall and a rank of #29 of 45 in Haut-Rhin. Set against the rest, it does better than 52% of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Morschwiller-le-Bas 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Morschwiller-le-Bas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Jean, in Mulhouse, 2.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Morschwiller-le-Bas. Best known first.
MuseumCité du train2.2 km northeast, in Mulhouse
MuseumMusée national de l'Automobile5 km northeast, in Mulhouse
MuseumMusée EDF Electropolis2.2 km northeast, in MulhouseAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Oelenberg4.5 km west, in ReiningueFortFortTour du Diable4.5 km east, in MulhouseMuseumMuseumLa Kunsthalle - Centre d'art contemporain4.5 km east, in MulhousePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Morschwiller-le-Bas.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
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
67 offenses were reported in Morschwiller-le-Bas during 2025. The graded crime recorded most here was burglary (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (7.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Walking, cycling and public transport carried nearly one in ten commuters at the census. Unemployment stood at 9.7%, lower than Haut-Rhin’s towns (10.5%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Near Morschwiller-le-Bas, 89.8% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The bac pro: 79% of 313 candidates passed at the 3 vocational lycées within 5 km. A collège lies 1.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MacéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 120 | 82%+12 pts |
| Lycée Louis ArmandNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 353 | 92%−1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Charles StoesselBest against expectations: 15 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 94 | 84%+15 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 36% of adults. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.4% of the town, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. In addition, a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Morschwiller-le-Bas | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Haut-Rhin live to 85.5 on average and men to 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 259 deaths in Morschwiller-le-Bas between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 302: 14% below. 5 GPs practise in the town.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
Nothing in Morschwiller-le-Bas is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Morschwiller-le-Bas.
Julien Koszul: Alphonse Colas, Public domain · Alfred Giess: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morschwiller-le-Bas | 3,694 | — | B− | C− | B+ | B |
| Lutterbach | 6,851 | 1.6 | C | C− | C− | A− |
| Brunstatt-Didenheim | 8,259 | 2.4 | B− | D | B | C+ |
| Pfastatt | 10,314 | 2.6 | C | C− | A− | C |
| Mulhouse | 104,978 | 2.9 | D− | C | D− | D |
| Zillisheim | 2,561 | 3.1 | — | C+ | — | B |
| Richwiller | 3,905 | 3.1 | B | C− | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #21 of 45 in Haut-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 20 burglaries and 17 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns and #44 of 51 in Haut-Rhin. 92% of 353 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Louis Armand in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Morschwiller-le-Bas is a commune of 3,694 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Mulhouse Alsace 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.
