Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 4,709: a town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Its best grade is for jobs & income: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 9.4% unemployment. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 10.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, that makes an A−, better than 83% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #20 of 45 in Haut-Rhin.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 Village-Neuf 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 Village-Neuf does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Village-Neuf as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines du château de Landskron, in Leymen, 8.9 mi away.
4.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Village-Neuf is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Village-Neuf.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Village-Neuf has 6 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. From 2016 to 2025, 491 residents of Village-Neuf died, against 367 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 34% more.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Among the graded crimes in Village-Neuf, the most frequent was burglary (2025). 2025 saw 75 offenses recorded locally.
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 sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 5.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
At the census, 22.7% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment is 9.4%.
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.
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
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.8%, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Graduates make up just over a third of adults. Village-Neuf has a median age of 43.7.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Village-Neuf | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Results rank its schools #31 of 51 in Haut-Rhin. The closest collège is 0.7 mi off. At the general lycée, 97% of 514 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gérard de NervalNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 173 | 85%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Jean MermozNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 514 | 97%+1 pt |
| Collège Georges ForlenBest against expectations: 15 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 109 | 85%+15 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Village-Neuf. Best known first.
Art galleryFondation Fernet-Branca2.3 km south, in Saint-LouisMuseumMuseumMusée Historique et Militaire2 km southeast, in HuningueMuseumMuseumEspace d'art contemportain Fernet Branca2.3 km south, in Saint-LouisMuseumMuseumExposition Mémoire de Saumon3.1 km northwest, in Saint-LouisMuseumMuseumExposition Mémoire du Rhin3.2 km northwest, in Saint-LouisPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
One notable person was born in Village-Neuf.
Lina Ritter: Willy Pragher, CC BY 3.0
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Village-Neuf is a commune of 4,709 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village-Neuf | 4,709 | — | A− | B+ | A− | D |
| Huningue | 7,487 | 1 | B+ | B | C | C+ |
| Saint-Louis | 22,805 | 1.2 | B | B | C− | C+ |
| Hésingue | 2,972 | 3.1 | A+ | B | A | B |
| Blotzheim | 5,282 | 3.2 | A | B | B+ | C |
| Hégenheim | 3,410 | 3.6 | A | B− | B | B |
| Bartenheim | 4,211 | 4.3 | A | B | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #15 of 45 in Haut-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 29 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns and #31 of 51 in Haut-Rhin. 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 9, 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.
