Butten is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Ancienne église paroissiale du village disparu de Birsbach, dite Heidenkirche · Inscrit · Photo: Communauté de Communes de l'Alsace Bossue / Yvon MEYER · CC BY-SA 4.0
Butten’s story
Butten in pictures
Butten has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1996First protected: Ancienne église paroissiale du village disparu de Birsbach,…
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Butten hold a degree than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 17%
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.7% of residents, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Butten is 46.4. Under 15: 16% of residents.
46.4median age
ButtenBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 112 men for every 100 women. 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
Work & commute
Fewer people in Butten are out of work than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.0%
Nearly one in ten commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. 50 jobs are based in Butten, for 300 working residents (0.2 per worker). At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Butten didn’t travel to work at all.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport4%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Butten, 0.2 per working resident
5.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ancienne église paroissiale du village disparu de Birsbach, dite Heidenkirche: Photo: Communauté de Communes de l'Alsace Bossue / Yvon MEYER · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Butten
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Butten yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Butten
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Butten is a commune of 640 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Alsace Bossue. 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
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.
