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A town of 1,143 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
Riedseltz has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 34% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Riedseltz does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Riedseltz 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Riedseltz as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église catholique Saint-Ulrich, ou église d'Altenstadt, in Wissembourg, 2.7 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Riedseltz.
At the census, 4.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Riedseltz has 100 jobs for 550 working residents, 0.1 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,170 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Riedseltz records 104 deaths per 100 expected, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B−.
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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Riedseltz comes below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (€13.84/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For Riedseltz, that is below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 18% of residents are children under 15.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Riedseltz | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 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 bac pass rate near Riedseltz is 95.9%, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (92.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège OtfriedNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 109 | 88%−3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent StanislasNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 313 | 97%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Riedseltz. Best known first.
Nothing in Riedseltz 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 Riedseltz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riedseltz | 1,143 | — | — | B+ | — | D |
| Wissembourg | 7,566 | 3 | A− | A− | B | B− |
| Soultz-sous-Forêts | 3,121 | 5 | — | C+ | — | D |
| Betschdorf | 4,231 | 6.9 | A | B+ | A+ | C |
| Seltz | 3,204 | 9.3 | A+ | B | A+ | D |
| Soufflenheim | 4,740 | 11 | A | A− | A+ | D |
| Reichshoffen | 5,418 | 14 | B− | B− | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Riedseltz has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns. 97% of 313 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Stanislas 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
Riedseltz is a commune of 1,143 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Wissembourg. 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.