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A town of 13,946 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
Ostwald grades D overall: better than 14% of compared French towns, and #58 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 52% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 34% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Ostwald does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ostwald 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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The Culture ministry lists no building in Ostwald as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Propriété Schranz, in Strasbourg, 2.2 mi away.
2.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Ostwald. Best known first.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg4.8 km northeast, in Strasbourg
MuseumMusée alsacien4.6 km northeast, in Strasbourg
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg4.8 km northeast, in Strasbourg
ChâteauPalais Rohan4.8 km northeast, in Strasbourg
MuseumMusée historique de Strasbourg4.6 km northeast, in StrasbourgPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ostwald.
13.1% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,170 a year per consumption unit. Ostwald has 3,000 jobs for 5,700 working residents, 0.5 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Ostwald can choose among 14 GPs. Adjusted for age and care homes, Ostwald records 94 deaths per 100 expected, near Bas-Rhin’s towns (92) and higher than compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,093 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,090, about as many. In Bas-Rhin, life expectancy at birth reaches 85 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Under 15: 19% of residents. Just over a third of adults hold a degree, higher than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 19% of the population.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Ostwald | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s schools place #62 of 77 in Bas-Rhin on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Martin SchongauerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 131 | 84%+5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Le CorbusierNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 221 | 96%−1 pt |
| Collège ÉrasmeBest against expectations: 21 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 81 | 91%+21 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 7.6 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 14.4. The 2025 count: 294 offenses in Ostwald. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.4% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nothing in Ostwald is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ostwald yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ostwald | 13,946 | — | D | D− | B− | C |
| Lingolsheim | 20,826 | 1.2 | C+ | D | B+ | B− |
| Illkirch-Graffenstaden | 27,872 | 1.5 | C+ | D− | C+ | B |
| Eckbolsheim | 7,157 | 2.4 | B+ | D | B− | A |
| Strasbourg | 293,771 | 2.6 | D | D− | C− | C |
| Geispolsheim | 7,919 | 3.2 | A− | D− | B | B |
| Wolfisheim | 4,217 | 3.3 | B+ | D | A+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #51 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 43 burglaries and 104 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns and #62 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. 96% of 221 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Le Corbusier in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Ostwald is a commune of 13,946 people in the Eurométropole de Strasbourg. 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
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.