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KintzheimBas-Rhin

A town of 1,684 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Kintzheim a good place to live?

Kintzheim has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 4.3% unemployment.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

StrongestAJobs & incomeWeakestC−Health

How Kintzheim grades

Each subject compares Kintzheim 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.

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Ruines du château
Ruines du château · Classé · Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kintzheim’s story

Kintzheim in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Kintzheim: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1965.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1965First protected: Ruines du château
  • 1992Most recently protected: Domaine Fabvier
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Château de Kintzheim and 41 more in and around Kintzheim

Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Kintzheim. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kintzheim.

HealthHealth C−

Kintzheim has a higher adjusted death rate than 77% of compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Weighed against its ages and care homes, Kintzheim records 99 deaths per 100 expected. 170 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 172: 1% below. At birth, a girl in Bas-Rhin can expect 85 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. There are 2 general practitioners locally.

−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw99
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Kintzheim · 6.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Selestat
1.8 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

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.

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.

Near Kintzheim, 95.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Bas-Rhin’s towns (92.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.3 mi away. 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

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Kintzheim87.8%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Kintzheim95.5%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège des ChâteauxNearest collègeCollègeCollège12291%−2 pts
Lycée polyvalent Jean Baptiste SchwilguéNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée21997%±0 pts
Collège Jean MentelBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège13591%+3 pts

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99%
passed the general and technological bac, +1.2 pts against the expected rate
88%
passed the vocational bac, +2.5 pts against the expected rate
87.8%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −0.3 pts against the expected rate
1.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Kintzheim has lower unemployment than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 4.3%

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €30,590 a year per consumption unit. 5.4% of Kintzheim’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
Public transport8%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Kintzheim, 0.4 per working resident
4.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 72% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HousingCost of living B

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Kintzheim than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.52/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

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.

€11.52/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Kintzheim€11.52/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€11.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.97 to €14.81/m² a month)
€11.82/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,450
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Sélestat

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

History

Kintzheim keeps more of its old housing than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Kintzheim is Ruines du château. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1965
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

More people in Kintzheim hold a degree than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 39%

Aged 15 to 24: 9.4% of residents. 23% of residents are 65 or over. The age that splits Kintzheim in two is 48.1.

48.1median age
KintzheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Kintzheim
KintzheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–249.4%10%11%
25–4421%24%23%
45–6431%28%26%
65+23%22%22%
No diploma14%18%19%
CAP or BEP31%29%26%
Baccalauréat14%17%18%
Higher education39%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes

Safety

Kintzheim has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 3.2 cases of violence against people and 4.7 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Recorded offenses in Kintzheim came to 7 in 2025. Burglary topped the graded crimes in Kintzheim (2025).

3.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0

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.

3.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
4.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
82.5%
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 · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, theft from vehicles and criminal damage go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 82.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kintzheim

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Kintzheim: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ruines du château: Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Kintzheim

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Kintzheim yet.

How we find them →

Kintzheim’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Bas-Rhin →
ChâtenoisSélestatScherwillerRibeauvilléHilsenheimMarckolsheimChâtenoisSélestatScherwillerRibeauvilléHilsenheimMarckolsheimKintzheim
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Kintzheim1,684——B—C−
Châtenois4,2941.4ACAC+
Sélestat19,5892.5B−C+CC
Scherwiller3,0992.8—B−—C
Ribeauvillé Haut-Rhin4,6855.4AB−A−B−
Hilsenheim2,6048A+A−AB+
Marckolsheim4,3989.2ABB+C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Kintzheim

Is Kintzheim safe?

Kintzheim has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.

Are schools in Kintzheim good?

They grade B+, better than 73% of compared French towns. 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 Kintzheim

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Kintzheim is a commune of 1,684 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

Population
1,684 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Sélestat
Département
Bas-Rhin (67)
Région
Grand Est
Area
7.2 sq mi (18.8 km²)
INSEE code
67239

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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.