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A town of 143 in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Oberlarg a good place to live?

Oberlarg is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes.

What makes Oberlarg stand out

The one thing Oberlarg does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ruines du château de Morimont
Ruines du château de Morimont · Classé · Photo: FearOfMusic · CC BY-SA 3.0
Oberlarg’s story

Oberlarg in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Oberlarg: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1841.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1841First protected: Ruines du château de Morimont
  • 2007Most recently protected: Ferme dite de la Vacherie
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oberlarg.

History

Old homes shape Oberlarg: 31% were built before 1919, more than in Haut-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Oberlarg is Ruines du château de Morimont. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1841
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Oberlarg has fewer young adults than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 3.8% are 15 to 24

A quarter of adults hold a degree, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The under-15s are 18% of the population here. The age that splits Oberlarg in two is 49.7.

49.7median age
OberlargHaut-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Oberlarg
OberlargHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–243.8%10%11%
25–4425%24%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+23%22%22%
No diploma23%18%19%
CAP or BEP28%29%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education25%31%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Oberlarg are out of work than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.9%

Half of residents lived on more than €30,250 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690) and compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 4.0% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 2.7% of working residents in Oberlarg didn’t travel to work at all.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Oberlarg, 0.1 per working resident
3.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Oberlarg than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.05/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

€11.05/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Oberlarg€11.05/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€11.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.95 to €13.64/m² a month)
€10.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château du Morimont and 2 more in and around Oberlarg

Heritage in and near Oberlarg. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Oberlarg

11pages on Oberlarg

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Oberlarg: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Ferme dite de la Vacherie: Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruines du château de Morimont: Photo: FearOfMusic · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Oberlarg

One notable person was born in Oberlarg.

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Oberlarg’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haut-Rhin →
AltkirchDelleGrandvillarsBeaucourtHégenheimHésingueAltkirchDelleGrandvillarsBeaucourtHégenheimHésingueOberlarg
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Oberlarg143—————
Altkirch5,68711AACC+
Delle Territoire de Belfort5,62311C−ADC
Grandvillars Territoire de Belfort2,94713BAA−C
Beaucourt Territoire de Belfort4,96615A−A+B+C+
Hégenheim3,41015AB−BB
Hésingue2,97216A+BAB

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Oberlarg

Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est

Oberlarg is a commune of 143 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

Population
143 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sundgau
Département
Haut-Rhin (68)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.2 sq mi (8.2 km²)
INSEE code
68243

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.