Its schools beat most (A−): bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 1.4 points above the expected rate. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying in is costly (C): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is two fifths of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Altorf has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Altorf 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Altorf.
Schools
More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Altorf than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 93.8%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Altorf, 95.0% passed the bac, above Bas-Rhin’s towns (92.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Vocational results within 5 km: 85% passed the bac pro, of 123 candidates at 2 lycées. Collège pupils travel 1.7 mi to the nearest one.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Altorf’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 76% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Altorf. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Altorf records 98 deaths per 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 94 residents of Altorf died, against 96 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Altorf is Hopital de Hautepierre, 9.6 mi away.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Altorf · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de Hautepierre
9.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital de Hautepierre
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Altorf is €13.81/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €12.85/m² a month. 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.
€13.81/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Altorf€13.81/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€13.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.23 to €16.99/m² a month)
€12.85/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,870
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Région de Molsheim-Mutzig
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Altorf has fewer young adults than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 9.1% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 34% of adults, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents. Ages in Altorf split evenly at 42.4: half are older, half younger.
42.4median age
AltorfBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
4 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Altorf is Structure funéraire. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Homes from before 1919 make up 7.8% of the total, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Incomes in Altorf run higher than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €30,470 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 11.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 6.6% of people in the labour force have no job.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport8%
Bicycle3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
750
jobs based in Altorf, 1.1 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 47% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Altorf
Is Altorf safe?
Altorf has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Altorf good?
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 97% of 152 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Louis Marchal 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.
About Altorf
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Altorf is a commune of 1,447 people in the Communauté de communes de la Région de Molsheim-Mutzig. 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
Population
1,447 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Région de Molsheim-Mutzig
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.
