Households here earn well (A+): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 5.9% unemployment. Its lowest grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is hard to get around without a car (D).
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Niederhergheim 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 Niederhergheim 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 Niederhergheim.
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
On foot, Niederhergheim works less well than nine in ten compared French towns
At the census, 4.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 5.9%. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €30,310 a year.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
650
jobs based in Niederhergheim, 1.1 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 7% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
More deaths than expected: Niederhergheim is above 86% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Niederhergheim’s deaths ran at 104 per 100 expected, above both Haut-Rhin’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 73 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 76, 4% more. 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. The nearest emergency department to Niederhergheim is Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil, 6.9 mi away.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Niederhergheim · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil
5.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Albert Schweitzer
85.5 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haut-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Niederhergheim keeps more of its old housing than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. Niederhergheim has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Niederhergheim are 15 to 24: 9.2%, fewer than in Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 33% of adults, above both Haut-Rhin’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 20% of the town. 18% of residents are children under 15.
43.3median age
NiederhergheimHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Niederhergheim
Is Niederhergheim safe?
Niederhergheim has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
About Niederhergheim
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Niederhergheim is a commune of 1,176 people in the Communauté de communes du Centre du Haut-Rhin. 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.
