Dept 67 Rank #40 / 96
Bas-Rhin
Grand Est · Nearest city: Strasbourg TGV
🚄 TGV
Vosges foothills, Alsace wine route, Rhine plain
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Bas-Rhin leans on excellent healthcare, good rail links and a solid tourist draw, with dull skies and cool winters as gentle drags. Le Bas-Rhin s'appuie sur un excellent accès aux soins, de bonnes liaisons ferroviaires et un attrait touristique solide, avec un ciel maussade et des hivers frais comme légers bémols.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,877h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: gained ~11 sun hours each year.
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Sunny days
143/yr
days >50% sunlit
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Rain days
122/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Annual rainfall
678mm/yr
total volume
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Heavy rain
3/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
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Torrential
0/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
23/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 fewer hot days each year.
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Winter mildness
3/10
1.1 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
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Wind
3.1m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Muggy days
7/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
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Avg max temperature · °C
6
J
8
F
12
M
15
A
19
M
22
J
25
J
25
A
20
S
16
O
10
N
7
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+2 days · +2 so far
Tropical nights ~+14 nights · +2 so far
Frost days ~-25 days · -19 so far
Dry-soil days ~+26 days
Landscape
Landscape score
5/10
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Max elevation
1,099m
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Forest cover
38.2%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Vosges foothills, Alsace wine route, Rhine plain
Identity
Bas-Rhin is the birthplace of Frédéric Barberousse.
Notable figures born here
Frédéric BarberousseHans Bethe — physicienArsène Wenger — entraîneurGustave Doré — artiste peintreElif Shafak — écrivainJean-Marie Lehn — chimisteSébastien Loeb — pilote de rallyeMorgan Schneiderlin — footballeurMartin Bucer — écrivainThomas Voeckler — coureur
Terroir & appellations
Bas-Rhin lies within protected appellation areas, including Munster, Alsace Blienschwiller, Alsace Scherwiller.
MunsterAlsace BlienschwillerAlsace ScherwillerAlsace OttrottAlsace Saint-HippolyteAlsace WolxheimAlsace Klevener de HeiligensteinAlsace suivi d’un nom de lieu-ditAlsace Côtes de BarrAlsace Coteaux du Haut KoenigsbourgAlsace grand cru Altenberg de BergbietenAlsace grand cru Altenberg de Bergheim
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (2)
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Ettore Bugatti
- Jean-Frédéric Oberlin
- Un jardin philosophe
- Jardin de l'Escalier
- Parc des ruines du château de Kintzheim
- Jardin du château de Kolbsheim
- +5 more
Station classée de tourisme (39)
Risks
Safety score
8/10
Flood risk
Moderate
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
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Fire risk
Low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
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Seismic exposure
Very high
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
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Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Earthquake Very high 100% p80 of 96
Severe weather Very high 100% p90 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Very high 100% p92 of 96
Other hazards Very high 100% p98 of 96
Ground movement Very high 94.2% p64 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very high 94.2% p67 of 96
Flooding High 65.8% p62 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 2.7% p46 of 96
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Dam failure Very low 1.4% p23 of 96
Transport
Transport
9/10
1.8 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
4
A4 · A35 · A352 · A355
Work locally
32.1%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Strasbourg TGV
✈ Airport
Strasbourg Airport (SXB) · ~16 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
1.8h direct
🛣 Highways
A4, A35, A352, A355
Services
Healthcare
10/10
APL 4.9
#4 best GP access of 96
Schools
7/10
Brevet 89%
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Fiber coverage
94%
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Intl schools
7schools
International programmes available
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People
Population
1,125,848
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Density
235/km²
Urban
+192% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
+0.5%/yr
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Median income
$27,400
standard of living · $/yr
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Poverty rate
13.5%
below 60% of median living standard
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Unemployment
10.3%
active population out of work
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Tourism
1 bed per 47 residents
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Age distribution · % of population
0-14
18%
15-24
14%
25-39
15%
40-54
14%
55-69
18%
70+
21%
Office professionals
19.9%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
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Remote work
3.8%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
19.9%
At-home trades
Farmers
0.5%
Artisans & shopkeepers
5.4%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
27.2%
Clerical & service staff
24.6%
Manual workers
22.4%
Real estate
Median
$2,830/m²
$1,840 $4,390
House $2,770 Apt $3,530
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
33.1%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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