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OsthouseBas-Rhin

A town of 975 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Population

975

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€13.86

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€29,880

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

13%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

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Osthouse is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Château · Classé · Photo: Ehrhart Marcel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Osthouse’s story

Osthouse in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1937.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Ernest Maximilien Zorn de Bulach, born in 1786, is the one person born in Osthouse before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1937First protected: Église catholique Saint-Barthélemy

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Osthouse.

History

Old homes shape Osthouse: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns

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

Osthouse sits above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Osthouse: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

15th c.

oldest protected part

1937

first monument protected

Full pageOsthouse’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes18% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Osthouse?”

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

Who lives here

Few people in Osthouse are 15 to 24: 8.9%, fewer than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Osthouse below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%).

43.7median age

OsthouseBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Bas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat15%

Higher education33%

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 Osthouse
	Osthouse	Bas-Rhin median	France median
Under 15	17%	16%	17%
15–24	8.9%	10%	11%
25–44	25%	24%	23%
45–64	27%	28%	26%
65+	23%	22%	22%
No diploma	16%	18%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	15%	17%	18%
Higher education	33%	32%	30%

Full pageOsthouse’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages43.7 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households410 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad3.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Osthouse?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Osthouse, 3.2%, runs below Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Osthouse is below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Osthouse has 100 jobs for 500 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €29,880 a year per consumption unit.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%

Public transport7%

Bicycle4%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Osthouse, 0.2 per working resident

3.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€29,880

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageOsthouse’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Getting to work13% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€29,880 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

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.

In the comparison, Osthouse comes close to Bas-Rhin’s towns (90.8%) and above compared French towns (87.5%).

98%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Osthouse91.8%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Osthouse93.8%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollège	Collège	91	98%+3 pts
Lycée polyvalent Marguerite YourcenarNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	244	98%+1 pt
Collège Romain RollandBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège	Collège	191	91%+1 pt

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98%

passed the general and technological bac, +1 pt against the expected rate

61%

passed the vocational bac, −20 pts against the expected rate

91.8%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +0.9 pts against the expected rate

1 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageOsthouse’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges91.8% passed the brevet · Three collèges within 5 km Lycées93.8% passed the bac · One lycée within 5 km

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Osthouse is €13.86/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€13.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Osthouse€13.86/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²

€13.86/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.81 to €17.77/m² a month)

€12.85/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageOsthouse’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€13.86/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Osthouse and 6 more in and around Osthouse

Heritage and museums in and near Osthouse. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Osthousein town

MuseumMusée Würth France Erstein2.1 km northwest, in Erstein ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Zorn de Bulachin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Werde1.5 km south, in Matzenheim MuseumMuseumEspace Henri Loux Vaisselle traditionnelle alsacienne4.6 km southeast, in Gerstheim ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bancalis5 km southeast, in Gerstheim

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Musée Würth France Erstein: Philipp Schönborn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Osthouse

12pages on Osthouse

The big questions

SchoolsThree collèges and one lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.1 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors39% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.7 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The list names few of Osthouse’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Église catholique Saint-BarthélemyChurch · 15th & 16th c.

Classé

Ancienne église catholique Saint-André, dite chapelle du cimetièreChurch · 13th & 18th c. · in Meistratzheim, 5.6 mi

Classé

Église Saint-Trophime et quatre statues en bois sculptéesChurch · 10th–18th c. · in Eschau, 7.1 mi

Classé

Tour sur le GloeckelsbergFortified house · 11th & 12th c. · in Blaesheim, 7.7 mi

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Famous people from Osthouse

One notable person was born in Osthouse.

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Ernest Maximilien Zorn de BulachFrench politician · 1786–1868

Osthouse’s neighbors

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

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ErsteinBenfeldGerstheimHuttenheimPlobsheimRhinauOsthouse

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Osthouse	975	—	—	—	—	—
Erstein	10,790	1.9	B⁻	C⁺	C	D
Benfeld	5,973	3	A⁻	C⁺	B⁻	B
Gerstheim	3,490	3.2	—	B⁻	—	B⁻
Huttenheim	2,735	3.9	A⁻	C	B⁺	C⁺
Plobsheim	4,492	6.2	B⁺	D⁻	A⁺	C
Rhinau	2,723	6.3	—	B⁺	—	C⁻

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

About Osthouse

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Osthouse is a commune of 975 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

Population: 975 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Canton d'Erstein
Département: Bas-Rhin (67)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 3.8 sq mi (9.8 km²)
INSEE code: 67364

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.