Châtenois’s strongest subject is jobs & income (A): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 6.5% unemployment. It is strong on safety as well (A) — an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 10.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Housing is expensive: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is two fifths of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The overall grade comes out at A, #13 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. Set against the rest, it does better than 91% of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Châtenois 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 Châtenois.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Châtenois than in Bas-Rhin or compared French towns: 16 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Châtenois is Église catholique Saint-Georges. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level). Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 9.4% of the total, higher than 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
Safety
For crime per resident, Châtenois sits below 89% of compared French towns
2025 saw 65 offenses recorded in Châtenois. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
2.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage27
Other physical violence15
Theft from vehicles12
Burglary11
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence16
Fraud16
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.
2.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
65
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
12.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 12.2% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Incomes in Châtenois run higher than in both Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns: a median €29,560 a year per consumption unit
6.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 3.4% of working residents in Châtenois at the census.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
Public transport9%
Bicycle5%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,500
jobs based in Châtenois, 0.8 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 85% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
87.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Châtenois is 95.5%, higher than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (92.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). By results, schools here place #31 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. At the two general lycées, 99% of 552 candidates passed the bac, 1.2 points above the expected rate.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Châtenois is a graduates’ town: 39% hold a degree, more than in both Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.7% of the town. 20% of residents are 65 or over, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). At 44.4, the median resident of Châtenois sits in the middle of the age range.
44.4median age
ChâtenoisBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education39%
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
HealthHealth C+
Adjusted for age and care homes, Châtenois sees more deaths than 57% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Bas-Rhin: 85 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 370 deaths in Châtenois between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 366: 1% above. Its care home for older people (40 places) counts its residents as Châtenois’; allowing for it, deaths were 10% below expected. 5 GPs practise in the town.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Châtenois · 6.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Selestat
1.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Selestat
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châtenois
Is Châtenois safe?
It grades A for safety, #19 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 27 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Châtenois good?
They grade B+, better than 73% of compared French towns and #31 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. 97% of 219 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jean Baptiste Schwilgué in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Châtenois
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Châtenois is a commune of 4,294 people in the Communauté de communes de Sélestat. 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.
