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Home to 22,805 people, this town lies in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. It is easy to get around without a car (A): 91% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 35% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Schools do well (A−): bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 3.5 points above the expected rate. Crime runs high: an average of 7.4 recorded violent incidents and 23 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. All told, that adds up to a B overall and a rank of #27 of 45 in Haut-Rhin. Set against the rest, it does better than 60% of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for cost of living, C+ for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Saint-Louis 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 one thing Saint-Louis does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Louis; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.
3.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Saint-Louis has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Louis.
Jobs based in Saint-Louis number 9,950, against 9,250 residents in work (1.1 per worker). Public transport took 16.7% of Saint-Louis’ working residents to work at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €27,670 a year per consumption unit, near Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The graded crime recorded most in Saint-Louis was criminal damage (2025). 2025 saw 742 offenses recorded in the town. The town comes 44th of the 45 compared towns in Haut-Rhin on the Safety Grade.
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 131 candidates. The bac pass rate near Saint-Louis is 94.4%, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The nearest collège is 0.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges ForlenNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 109 | 85%+15 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Jean MermozNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 514 | 97%+1 pt |
| Collège des trois paysBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 191 | 96%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Graduates make up 27% of adults. Children under 15 make up 18%, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (16%) and close to compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Louis | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
3.2% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Protection here reaches back to the 20th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Haut-Rhin: 85.5 years for women, 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Its care home for older people (145 places) counts its residents as Saint-Louis’; allowing for it, deaths were 9% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 1,636 residents of Saint-Louis died, about as many as the 1,642 expected from France’s death rates at each age.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €16.21/m² a month. 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
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Saint-Louis. Best known first.
Art galleryFondation Fernet-Brancain townMuseumMuseumEspace d'art contemportain Fernet Brancain townMuseumMuseumExposition Mémoire de Saumonin townMuseumMuseumExposition Mémoire du Rhinin townFortFortPlace forte de Huningue2.6 km east, in HuningueMuseumMuseumMusée Historique et Militaire2.4 km east, in HuninguePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
4 notable people were born in Saint-Louis.
Florian Kilama: Lolohqt, CC BY-SA 3.0
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Saint-Louis is a commune of 22,805 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Louis | 22,805 | — | B | B | C− | C+ |
| Village-Neuf | 4,709 | 1.2 | A− | B+ | A− | D |
| Huningue | 7,487 | 1.2 | B+ | B | C | C+ |
| Hésingue | 2,972 | 1.9 | A+ | B | A | B |
| Hégenheim | 3,410 | 2.3 | A | B− | B | B |
| Blotzheim | 5,282 | 2.6 | A | B | B+ | C |
| Bartenheim | 4,211 | 4.4 | A | B | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 105 burglaries and 259 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns and #16 of 51 in Haut-Rhin. The lycée stands out: 97% of 514 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jean Mermoz in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
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.