Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 5,666 residents, it is a town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
Sausheim’s grades pull in different directions. Cost of living is its weak spot: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 44% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on schools — bac results 2.2 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3.9 points above the expected rate. The local economy does well: 3.9 jobs per working resident; 9.8% unemployment. Overall, that makes a C, better than 31% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #39 of 45 in Haut-Rhin.
Figures: 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 Sausheim 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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On the Culture ministry’s list, Sausheim counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
2.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Museums, heritage and gardens in and near Sausheim. Best known first.
MuseumMusée national de l'Automobile4.2 km southwest, in Mulhouse
MuseumMusée historique de Mulhouse5 km southwest, in Mulhouse
MuseumMusée de l'impression sur étoffes5 km southwest, in MulhouseChâteauChâteauBollwerk4.7 km southwest, in MulhouseGardenGardenParc-Jardin pédagogique des Sheds2.5 km west, in KingersheimTheme parkTheme parkLasergame Évolution3.2 km southwest, in MulhousePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sausheim.
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
Bus, tram or train carried 6.0% of working residents in Sausheim to work at the census. At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Sausheim didn’t travel to work at all. 9.8% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Haut-Rhin’s towns (10.5%).
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.
Vocational results within 5 km: 81% passed the bac pro, of 282 candidates at 4 lycées. 87.5% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Sausheim, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s schools place #49 of 51 in Haut-Rhin on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules VerneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 124 | 80%−5 pts |
| Lycée Jean Henri LambertNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 168 | 96%+1 pt |
| Collège Saint-ExupéryBest against expectations: 15 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 109 | 84%+15 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
624 deaths in Sausheim between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 595: 5% above. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 94 per 100 expected, close to Haut-Rhin’s towns (92) and above compared French towns (88). Also worth knowing: this Haut-Rhin town has 4 family doctors. At birth, a girl in Haut-Rhin can expect 85.5 years and a boy 80.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
9.5% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Half the people of Sausheim are older than 48.3. Children are 16% of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Sausheim | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Violence against people ran at 7.9 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 16.4 (2023–2025 average). In 2025, 185 offenses were recorded in Sausheim. With 8,950 jobs for 2,300 working residents, Sausheim draws people in from neighbouring communes. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century. Among the classé monuments in Sausheim is Stèle géodésique. 2.4% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Sausheim has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Stèle géodésique: Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Sausheim.
Roger Hassenforder: Profilm, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sausheim | 5,666 | — | C | C− | C+ | C |
| Illzach | 14,923 | 1.1 | D | C− | C | C |
| Baldersheim | 2,596 | 1.2 | C+ | D | A− | C |
| Kingersheim | 13,354 | 1.9 | C− | D | B | C+ |
| Wittenheim | 15,553 | 2.5 | C− | C− | B | D |
| Riedisheim | 12,200 | 2.7 | B | D | B+ | A− |
| Rixheim | 14,380 | 2.8 | B | D | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #37 of 45 in Haut-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 26 burglaries and 63 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 26% of compared French towns and #49 of 51 in Haut-Rhin. The lycée stands out: 96% of 168 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Henri Lambert 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.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Sausheim is a commune of 5,666 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 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.
