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SaessolsheimBas-Rhin

Some 604 people live in this town, in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Saessolsheim a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saessolsheim falls below the line for grades.

Église catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Église catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Inscrit · Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saessolsheim’s story

Saessolsheim in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saessolsheim; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1996First protected: Église catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saessolsheim.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 17% of people in Saessolsheim are 65 or over, fewer than in both Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

19% are under 15, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Saessolsheim has a median age of 42.4 years. People aged 15 to 24 are 10% of the population.

42.4median age
SaessolsheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%

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 Saessolsheim
SaessolsheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4426%24%23%
45–6427%28%26%
65+17%22%22%
No diploma11%18%19%
CAP or BEP34%29%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education30%32%30%

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

History

Saessolsheim keeps more of its old housing than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saessolsheim; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1996
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Saessolsheim are out of work than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.6%

At the census, 6.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Saessolsheim holds 50 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €30,850 a year.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Saessolsheim, 0.2 per working resident
3.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saessolsheim is €13.21/m² a month

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

€13.21/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saessolsheim€13.21/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€13.21/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.15 to €17.18/m² a month)
€10.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Char à banc and 3 more in and around Saessolsheim

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Saessolsheim. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saessolsheim

11pages on Saessolsheim

Landmarks

Saessolsheim has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Saessolsheim

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

How we find them →

Saessolsheim’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 →
DettwillerHochfeldenTruchtersheimBerstettWasselonneMarlenheimDettwillerHochfeldenTruchtersheimBerstettWasselonneMarlenheimSaessolsheim
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saessolsheim604—————
Dettwiller2,5584—B−—C−
Hochfelden4,0384.1ACAC+
Truchtersheim4,3985.6A+B+AC
Berstett2,5175.8—B−—A−
Wasselonne5,7805.9A−BB+C−
Marlenheim4,1856.1AC−A+B

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

About Saessolsheim

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Saessolsheim is a commune of 604 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saverne. 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
604 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Saverne
Département
Bas-Rhin (67)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.6 km²)
INSEE code
67423

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.