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A town of 2,711 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

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Is Weitbruch a good place to live?

Weitbruch has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 32% 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.

What makes Weitbruch stand out

The 2 things Weitbruch does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Weitbruch grades

Each subject compares Weitbruch 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 grading works

Weitbruch has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.

Cost of livingA−Open →WalkabilityB+Open →Jobs & income4.8% unemployment · #46 of 79 in Bas-RhinB+Open →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns · #21 of 79 in Bas-Rhin · less sure: likely between C and A−BOpen →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Borne milliaire gallo-romaine
Borne milliaire gallo-romaine · Inscrit · Photo: LudoMarcFran-W · CC BY-SA 4.0
Weitbruch’s story

Weitbruch in pictures

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

  • 1934First protected: Borne milliaire gallo-romaine
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Weitbruch.

HousingCost of living A−

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Weitbruch than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.38/m² a month

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.

€11.38/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Weitbruch€11.38/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€11.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.16 to €14.14/m² a month)
€11.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€30,060
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Basse-Zorn

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B+

Unemployment in Weitbruch, 4.8%, runs below Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 8.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Per resident in work, Weitbruch counts 0.2 jobs (250 jobs, 1,300 workers). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €29,310 a year per consumption unit, above Bas-Rhin’s towns (€27,505) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Weitbruch, 0.2 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 73% of compared French towns

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

History

Weitbruch has 1 historic monument, none of them classé

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

Weitbruch has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1934
first monument protected
6.6%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Weitbruch than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15

Degrees are held by 28% of adults, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents.

48.1median age
WeitbruchBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Weitbruch
WeitbruchBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–249.4%10%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6430%28%26%
65+24%22%22%
No diploma15%18%19%
CAP or BEP37%29%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education28%32%30%

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

HealthHealth B

Allowing for age and care homes, Weitbruch sees 86 deaths per 100 expected, against 92 in Bas-Rhin’s towns and 88 in compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

There is one general practitioner in Weitbruch. At birth, a girl in Bas-Rhin can expect 85 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 227 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 195, 14% fewer.

−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw86
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Weitbruch · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Haguenau
2.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Haguenau
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.

Safety

Weitbruch has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

All told, Weitbruch had 11 recorded offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2 cases of violence against people and 4.6 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).

2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage11
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0

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.

2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
4.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
51.6%
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 family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 51.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

Nearby attractions

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Everything we know about Weitbruch

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Borne milliaire gallo-romaine: Photo: LudoMarcFran-W · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Weitbruch

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

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Weitbruch’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 →
GriesGeudertheimWeyersheimBischwillerBrumathHaguenauGriesGeudertheimWeyersheimBischwillerBrumathHaguenauWeitbruch
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Weitbruch2,711——A−—B
Gries2,8681.6—C+—D
Geudertheim2,7272.5—B+—C
Weyersheim3,5123ACA+C−
Bischwiller12,2423.5C−C+B−C−
Brumath10,4993.6C+C−B+D
Haguenau36,3913.8BC−B−C+

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

Questions about Weitbruch

Is Weitbruch safe?

Weitbruch has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.

About Weitbruch

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Weitbruch is a commune of 2,711 people in the Communauté de communes de la Basse-Zorn. 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
2,711 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Basse-Zorn
Département
Bas-Rhin (67)
Région
Grand Est
Area
5.8 sq mi (15.1 km²)
INSEE code
67523

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.