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WesthoffenBas-Rhin

A town of 1,720 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Population

1,720

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.39

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€29,130

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

10%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Westhoffen a good place to live?

Westhoffen has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is schools (A−): brevet results at the expected rate.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

StrongestA⁻Schools A⁻Walkability A⁻Cost of living

What makes Westhoffen stand out

The one thing Westhoffen does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Jobs per working resident, compared French towns

Work

200 jobs are based here, for 900 working residents: fewer jobs per working resident than in 92% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

How Westhoffen grades

Each subject compares Westhoffen 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

SchoolsBrevet results at the expected rateA⁻Open →Walkability98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workA⁻Open →Cost of livingA year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 33% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunalityA⁻Open →HealthC⁺Open →Jobs & income6.2% unemploymentBOpen →

SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–

Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Église protestante Saint-Martin · Classé · Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Westhoffen’s story

Westhoffen in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in Westhoffen: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 9 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1931.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 3 people born in Westhoffen before 1900, the earliest Marc Amand Élisée Scherb, in 1747.

1931First protected: Fontaine près de la mairie
2000Most recently protected: Vestiges des anciennes fortifications

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Nearby attractions

Enceinte de Westhoffen and 18 more in and around Westhoffen

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

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FortFortEnceinte de Westhoffenin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Wangen2.3 km northeast, in Wangen ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Wasselonne3.8 km north, in Wasselonne FortFortÉglise protestante de Balbronn2.1 km south, in Balbronn FortFortFortifications de Wangen2.4 km northeast, in Wangen ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Odratzheim3.6 km east, in Odratzheim

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Westhoffen.

Schools

93.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Westhoffen sits above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (90.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

93.6%passed the brevetA⁻School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Westhoffen93.6%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Grégoire de ToursNearest collègeCollège	Collège	148	97%+3 pts

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93.6%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +0 pts against the expected rate

2.6 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageWesthoffen’s schools pageOpen the page

School GradeBetter than 78% of compared French towns Collèges93.6% passed the brevet · Two collèges within 5 km Vs. the neighborsBehind its 6 graded neighbors

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Fewer people in Westhoffen are out of work than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.2%

That puts Westhoffen below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Westhoffen has 200 jobs for 900 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €29,130 a year per consumption unit.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

Public transport5%

On foot3%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

200

jobs based in Westhoffen, 0.2 per working resident

6.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€29,130

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

A⁻

Walkability: better than 75% of compared French towns

Full pageWesthoffen’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€29,130 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

HousingCost of living A⁻

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Westhoffen than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.39/m² a month

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

On this, Westhoffen is below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (€13.84/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€11.39/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Westhoffen€11.39/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²

€11.39/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.19 to €14.11/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

Full pageWesthoffen’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.39/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent Vs. the neighborsAhead of all 6 graded neighbors

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

HealthHealth C⁺

Westhoffen’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 65% of compared French towns

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

From 2016 to 2025, 130 residents of Westhoffen died, against 139 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. 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+.

−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC⁺Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw93

Adjusted93

Median town88

Expected100

GPs in Westhoffen · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)

10.8 mi

to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Sainte Catherine de Saverne

10.8 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

Full pageWesthoffen’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeLikely between D and B+Getting care10.8 mi to an emergency department · Centre hospitalier Sainte Catherine de Saverne GPs and pharmacies2 GPs · 1 pharmacy Vs. the neighborsAhead of 3 of its 6 graded neighbors

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

History

More protected monuments for its size in Westhoffen than in Bas-Rhin or compared French towns: 64 per 10,000 residents

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

In the comparison, Westhoffen comes above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (3.9) and compared French towns (2.5). The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in Westhoffen: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 9 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Westhoffen is Église protestante Saint-Martin.

11historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit9

Among them · Classé

Église protestante Saint-Martin 13th & 19th c.
Vestiges des anciennes fortifications 14th c.

13th c.

oldest protected part

1931

first monument protected

24%

of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

monuments per 10,000 residents · median town 2.5

Full pageWesthoffen’s history pageOpen the page

Map11 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Age of homes24% built before 1919 · Older homes Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Westhoffen?”

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

Who lives here

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

For Westhoffen, that is below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%).

44.6median age

WesthoffenBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Bas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Westhoffen
	Westhoffen	Bas-Rhin median	France median
Under 15	15%	16%	17%
15–24	10%	10%	11%
25–44	26%	24%	23%
45–64	28%	28%	26%
65+	21%	22%	22%
No diploma	14%	18%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	17%	18%
Higher education	34%	32%	30%

Full pageWesthoffen’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages44.6 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households760 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Westhoffen?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Westhoffen

13pages on Westhoffen

The big questions

Safety3.2 recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year SchoolsA⁻Two collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km HealthC⁺2 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.8 mi away Work & commuteB200 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors47% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.6 History11 historic monuments Town HallFamous people4 notable people born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in Westhoffen: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 9 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Vestiges des anciennes fortificationsTown walls · 14th c.

Fontaine près de la mairieFountain · 17th c.

Photo credits

Vestiges des anciennes fortifications: Photo: Low-R · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fontaine près de la mairie: Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Westhoffen

4 notable people were born in Westhoffen.

See all 4 →

Ernest GugenheimFrench rabbi · 1916–1977

Marc Amand Élisée ScherbFrench general (1747–1838)

Simon DebréFrench rabbi (1854-1939)

Ignace Léopold Élisée ScherbFrench military personnel · 1776–1842

Westhoffen’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 →

WasselonneMarlenheimMutzigMolsheimDorlisheimMarmoutierWesthoffen

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Westhoffen	1,720	—	—	A⁻	—	C⁺
Wasselonne	5,780	2.4	A⁻	B	B⁺	C⁻
Marlenheim	4,185	2.8	A	C⁻	A⁺	B
Mutzig	6,087	4.6	B⁺	C⁺	B⁺	C
Molsheim	9,318	5.1	A⁻	C⁺	B⁻	C⁺
Dorlisheim	2,636	5.7	A	C⁻	A	B⁻
Marmoutier	2,699	6.8	A	B⁺	A	D

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

Questions about Westhoffen

Is Westhoffen safe?

Westhoffen has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Westhoffen good?

They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

About Westhoffen

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Westhoffen is a commune of 1,720 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: 1,720 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Mossig et du Vignoble
Département: Bas-Rhin (67)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 8 sq mi (20.7 km²)
INSEE code: 67525

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.