Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 557 people, lies in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
Schaffhouse-près-Seltz is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Schaffhouse-près-Seltz as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église protestante de Leiterswiller, in Hoffen, 6.8 mi away.
1.7% 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 Schaffhouse-près-Seltz.
27% of adults hold a degree, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Ages in Schaffhouse-près-Seltz split evenly at 45.9: half are older, half younger. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Schaffhouse-près-Seltz | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 5.3%, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. For its 300 residents in work, Schaffhouse-près-Seltz has 50 jobs: 0.2 each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 0.9 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Charles de GaulleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 102 | 98%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and family days out in and near Schaffhouse-près-Seltz. Best known first.
Nothing in Schaffhouse-près-Seltz 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 Schaffhouse-près-Seltz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schaffhouse-près-Seltz | 557 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seltz | 3,204 | 0.9 | A+ | B | A+ | D |
| Soufflenheim | 4,740 | 8.3 | A | A− | A+ | D |
| Betschdorf | 4,231 | 8.7 | A | B+ | A+ | C |
| Soultz-sous-Forêts | 3,121 | 9.6 | — | C+ | — | D |
| Wissembourg | 7,566 | 11 | A− | A− | B | B− |
| Drusenheim | 5,388 | 12 | A | C+ | A+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Schaffhouse-près-Seltz is a commune of 557 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine du Rhin. 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 November 4, 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.