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2026 ranking · births per 1,000 inhabitants

The towns in Grand Est with the highest birth rate

Oberhausbergen (Bas-Rhin) has the highest birth rate in Grand Est: 12.9 births per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Uckange (Moselle, 12.7 births per 1,000 inhabitants) and Mommenheim (Bas-Rhin, 12.7 births per 1,000 inhabitants).

497 towns ranked out of 5,115

Oberhausbergen, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stOberhausbergen 12.9per 1,000 Bas-Rhin
  2. 2ndUckange 12.7per 1,000 Moselle
  3. 3rdMommenheim 12.7per 1,000 Bas-Rhin

This ranking covers 497 of the 5,115 towns in Grand Est. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Ottange (Moselle) comes last with 0.7 births per 1,000 inhabitants.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: highest birth rates in Grand Est

Rank Town Department Births per 1,000 inhabitants Proportional bar Population
1 Oberhausbergen Bas-Rhin (67) 12.9 5,912
2 Uckange Moselle (57) 12.7 7,062
3 Mommenheim Bas-Rhin (67) 12.7 2,361
4 Bezannes Marne (51) 12.7 5,138
5 Phalsbourg Moselle (57) 12.6 4,903
6 Ostwald Bas-Rhin (67) 12.4 14,077
7 Muizon Marne (51) 12.2 2,124
8 Woippy Moselle (57) 12.2 15,068
9 Mourmelon-le-Grand Marne (51) 12.1 4,948
10 Mulhouse Haut-Rhin (68) 12.0 106,083
11 Kaltenhouse Bas-Rhin (67) 11.9 2,433
12 Porte du Ried Haut-Rhin (68) 11.8 2,037
13 Laneuveville-devant-Nancy Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 11.6 6,696
14 Joinville Haute-Marne (52) 11.6 3,006
15 Essey-lès-Nancy Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 11.6 8,850
16 Terville Moselle (57) 11.6 7,908
17 Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 11.5 4,685
18 Griesheim-près-Molsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 11.3 2,382
19 La Chapelle-Saint-Luc Aube (10) 11.3 12,730
20 Reims Marne (51) 11.2 180,733
21 Pont-Sainte-Marie Aube (10) 11.2 5,335
22 Saulxures-lès-Nancy Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 11.1 4,405
23 Belleville-sur-Meuse Meuse (55) 11.1 3,058
24 Reichstett Bas-Rhin (67) 11.1 4,768
25 Lingolsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 11.1 20,987
26 Jarville-la-Malgrange Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 11.1 9,567
27 Bischheim Bas-Rhin (67) 11.0 18,797
28 Lipsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 11.0 2,731
29 Mundolsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 10.9 5,391
30 Schiltigheim Bas-Rhin (67) 10.9 34,922
31 Pfastatt Haut-Rhin (68) 10.8 10,416
32 Richemont Moselle (57) 10.8 2,217
33 Maizières-lès-Metz Moselle (57) 10.8 11,683
34 Altkirch Haut-Rhin (68) 10.8 5,844
35 Bétheny Marne (51) 10.7 7,093
36 Metz Moselle (57) 10.7 124,396
37 Courtisols Marne (51) 10.7 2,438
38 Saint-Louis Haut-Rhin (68) 10.7 23,072
39 Rosenau Haut-Rhin (68) 10.7 2,441
40 Charmes Vosges (88) 10.6 4,530
41 Buchères Aube (10) 10.5 2,087
42 Burnhaupt-le-Bas Haut-Rhin (68) 10.4 2,012
43 Mittelhausbergen Bas-Rhin (67) 10.4 2,205
44 Jœuf Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 10.4 6,431
45 Lunéville Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 10.4 18,538
46 Rosselange Moselle (57) 10.4 2,405
47 Freyming-Merlebach Moselle (57) 10.4 13,379
48 Trieux Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 10.4 2,792
49 Muttersholtz Bas-Rhin (67) 10.3 2,320
50 Toul Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 10.3 15,955
51 Suippes Marne (51) 10.3 3,974
52 Les Noës-près-Troyes Aube (10) 10.3 3,297
53 Fegersheim Bas-Rhin (67) 10.3 5,834
54 Illzach Haut-Rhin (68) 10.2 15,135
55 Herserange Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 10.2 4,218
56 Houssen Haut-Rhin (68) 10.2 2,363
57 Ingersheim Haut-Rhin (68) 10.1 4,832
58 Nogent-sur-Seine Aube (10) 10.1 5,631
59 Morhange Moselle (57) 10.1 3,369
60 Richwiller Haut-Rhin (68) 10.1 3,965
61 Algrange Moselle (57) 10.1 5,868
62 Saint-Dizier Haute-Marne (52) 10.1 23,281
63 Strasbourg Bas-Rhin (67) 10.0 296,552
64 Bischwiller Bas-Rhin (67) 10.0 12,376
65 Florange Moselle (57) 10.0 12,153
66 Oberschaeffolsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 9.9 2,620
67 Baldersheim Haut-Rhin (68) 9.8 2,644
68 Maxéville Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 9.8 10,204
69 Nilvange Moselle (57) 9.8 4,396
70 Bréviandes Aube (10) 9.8 3,279
71 Kembs Haut-Rhin (68) 9.8 5,945
72 Mondelange Moselle (57) 9.7 5,752
73 Oberhoffen-sur-Moder Bas-Rhin (67) 9.7 4,016
74 Lampertheim Bas-Rhin (67) 9.7 3,508
75 Saint-André-les-Vergers Aube (10) 9.7 13,018
76 Valmont Moselle (57) 9.7 3,100
77 Saint-Julien-lès-Metz Moselle (57) 9.7 3,618
78 Yutz Moselle (57) 9.7 17,680
79 Châlons-en-Champagne Marne (51) 9.7 43,914
80 Souffelweyersheim Bas-Rhin (67) 9.6 8,301
81 Saint-Lyé Aube (10) 9.6 3,013
82 Troyes Aube (10) 9.6 63,254
83 Frouard Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 9.5 6,510
84 Scherwiller Bas-Rhin (67) 9.5 3,155
85 Fère-Champenoise Marne (51) 9.5 2,209
86 Bogny-sur-Meuse Ardennes (08) 9.5 4,951
87 Revigny-sur-Ornain Meuse (55) 9.5 2,533
88 Thionville Moselle (57) 9.4 43,398
89 Wittenheim Haut-Rhin (68) 9.4 15,695
90 Sarrebourg Moselle (57) 9.4 12,410
91 Biesheim Haut-Rhin (68) 9.4 2,550
92 Eckbolsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 9.4 7,229
93 Saint-Memmie Marne (51) 9.4 5,529
94 Senones Vosges (88) 9.4 2,234
95 Blainville-sur-l'Eau Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 9.4 3,941
96 Fameck Moselle (57) 9.4 14,939
97 tied Ensisheim Haut-Rhin (68) 9.4 7,370
97 tied Moyeuvre-Grande Moselle (57) 9.4 7,370
99 Rixheim Haut-Rhin (68) 9.3 14,656
100 Sundhoffen Haut-Rhin (68) 9.3 2,035

Source: INSEE, civil registration (births by place of residence); official population figures; births in the latest year published, by mother’s place of residence, per 1,000 inhabitants (official total population), towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest birth rates in Grand Est: FAQ

Which town in Grand Est has the highest birth rate?

Oberhausbergen (Bas-Rhin) has the highest birth rate in Grand Est: 12.9 births per 1,000 inhabitants.

What are the 10 towns in Grand Est with the highest birth rate?

In order: Oberhausbergen (12.9 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Uckange (12.7 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Mommenheim (12.7 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Bezannes (12.7 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Phalsbourg (12.6 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Ostwald (12.4 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Muizon (12.2 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Woippy (12.2 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Mourmelon-le-Grand (12.1 births per 1,000 inhabitants), and Mulhouse (12.0 births per 1,000 inhabitants).

How many towns in Grand Est are ranked?

497 out of 5,115. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants.

How is this figure calculated?

It is the number of live births in the latest year published by INSEE, counted in the mother’s commune of residence (not where the maternity ward is), divided by the commune’s official total population. This ratio is close to the INSEE birth rate, which uses the average population over the year. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked.

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