Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
590 residents make their home in this town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Sondernach out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 33% of homes.
The one thing Sondernach does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sondernach as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien hôtel de ville, in Munster, 4.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sondernach.
Degrees are held by 23% of adults, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Sondernach | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €25,740 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690). For its 250 residents in work, Sondernach has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. 8.3% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €10.13/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and family days out in and near Sondernach. Best known first.
Nothing in Sondernach is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Sondernach.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sondernach | 590 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Munster | 4,738 | 4.4 | A+ | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Buhl | 3,100 | 7.1 | A | A− | A | C |
| La Bresse Vosges | 3,853 | 8.6 | A+ | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Guebwiller | 11,243 | 8.8 | C+ | B | C− | C− |
| Orbey | 3,429 | 9.6 | — | B | — | A− |
| Soultz-Haut-Rhin | 7,012 | 10 | A | B+ | A− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Sondernach is a commune of 590 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de Munster. 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.