Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Its standout strength is schools (A−): brevet results at the expected rate. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A−): 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Residents’ health trails most towns (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, that makes an A−, good for #22 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. Set against the rest, it does better than 84% of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Wasselonne 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wasselonne.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Wasselonne than in Bas-Rhin or compared French towns: 12 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 7 historic monuments in Wasselonne; none is classé, France’s top protection. Houses and mansions, 5 of the 7, make up the bulk. Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Wasselonne is easier to get around on foot than 85% of compared French towns
Unemployment runs at 7.7%. Per resident in work, Wasselonne counts 0.9 jobs (2,300 jobs, 2,550 workers). The median disposable income was €26,220 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Bas-Rhin’s towns (€27,505).
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
Public transport9%
On foot7%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,300
jobs based in Wasselonne, 0.9 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 85% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Wasselonne is above 84% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Wasselonne: 103 deaths for every 100 expected. 715 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 584: 23% above. The nearest emergency department to Wasselonne is Centre hospitalier Sainte Catherine de Saverne, 8.7 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Wasselonne can choose among 7 GPs.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw123
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Wasselonne · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Sainte Catherine de Saverne
8.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Sainte Catherine de Saverne
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Wasselonne is lower than in 69% of compared French towns
2025 saw 94 offenses recorded in Wasselonne. Violence against people averaged 7.5 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 10.1. Also worth knowing: of the graded crimes in the town, family violence came up most often (2025).
7.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence25
Criminal damage25
Theft from vehicles15
Other physical violence13
Sexual violence8
Burglary8
Fraud29
Theft without violence18
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.
7.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
94
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 2.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B
Renting in Wasselonne costs an estimated advertised €12.04/m² a month, against €13.84/m² in Bas-Rhin’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
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.
€12.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Wasselonne€12.04/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€12.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.72 to €14.90/m² a month)
€10.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,830
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Mossig et du Vignoble
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Wasselonne than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15
Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above Bas-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Ages in Wasselonne split evenly at 46.8: half are older, half younger.
46.8median age
WasselonneBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Henri Streicher: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Émile Kopp: Keiser, Johann Ludwig (1816-1890), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Minder: Willy Pragher, CC BY 4.0 · Jean-Michel Truong: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 3.0
Wasselonne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Wasselonne
Is Wasselonne safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #33 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 25 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Wasselonne good?
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns and #24 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Wasselonne
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Wasselonne is a commune of 5,780 people in the Communauté de communes de la Mossig et du Vignoble. 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
5,780 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Mossig et du Vignoble
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.
