Matzenheim has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is jobs & income (B+): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 6.6% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
How Matzenheim grades
Each subject compares Matzenheim 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 Matzenheim.
Schools
91.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 0.9 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Matzenheim, 93.8% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than Bas-Rhin’s towns (92.4%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). At the general lycée, 98% of 244 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Matzenheim than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15
People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). 33% of adults hold a degree. Matzenheim has a median age of 45.9 years.
45.9median age
MatzenheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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 B−
Matzenheim’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 52% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 2 general practitioners in Matzenheim. Adjusted for age and care homes, Matzenheim records 87 deaths per 100 expected, about level with compared French towns (88) and below Bas-Rhin’s towns (92). 81 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 93: 13% below. The nearest emergency department to Matzenheim is Centre hospitalier de Selestat, 12.5 mi away.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Matzenheim · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Selestat
12.5 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
Matzenheim is better off than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,340 a year per consumption unit
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 10.6% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stood at 6.6%, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport6%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Matzenheim, 0.3 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,340
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 48% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Matzenheim
Is Matzenheim safe?
Matzenheim has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 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 Matzenheim good?
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Matzenheim
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Matzenheim is a commune of 1,494 people in the Communauté de communes du Canton d'Erstein. 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.
