Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 385 people, lies in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Ruederbach has none. Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Ruederbach does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ruederbach as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Reinach, in Hirtzbach, 3.2 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ruederbach.
The under-15s are 18% of the population here. Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Half of Ruederbach is older than 42.4, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Ruederbach | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.1% of commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment stood at 6.8%, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (10.5%) and 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.
A collège lies 2.1 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 3.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean Paul de DadelsenNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 120 | 94%+1 pt |
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Ruederbach is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ruederbach yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruederbach | 385 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Altkirch | 5,687 | 4.3 | A | A | C | C+ |
| Zillisheim | 2,561 | 9.4 | — | C+ | — | B |
| Sierentz | 4,409 | 11 | A+ | A | B | A− |
| Blotzheim | 5,282 | 11 | A | B | B+ | C |
| Brunstatt-Didenheim | 8,259 | 11 | B− | D | B | C+ |
| Bartenheim | 4,211 | 11 | A | B | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Ruederbach is a commune of 385 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
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 October 30, 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.