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WittersheimBas-Rhin

A town of 747 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Wittersheim a good place to live?

Wittersheim is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

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

Wittersheim in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Wittersheim, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1934.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1934First protected: Église catholique Saint-Ulrich
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wittersheim.

Who lives here

Wittersheim has fewer older residents than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 18% are 65 or over

People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.4% of the town, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 35% of adults hold a degree. At 42.4, the median resident of Wittersheim sits in the middle of the age range.

42.4median age
WittersheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Wittersheim
WittersheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–249.4%10%11%
25–4427%24%23%
45–6428%28%26%
65+18%22%22%
No diploma11%18%19%
CAP or BEP32%29%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education35%32%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Wittersheim: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Wittersheim, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1934
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Wittersheim run higher than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: a median €32,030 a year per consumption unit

For its 400 residents in work, Wittersheim has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. 4.9% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 8.3% of commuters at the census.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Wittersheim, 0.3 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,030
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 Wittersheim is €13.60/m² a month

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

€13.60/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Wittersheim€13.60/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€13.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.24 to €16.46/m² a month)
€9.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Wittersheim

11pages on Wittersheim

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

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

Famous people from Wittersheim

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

How we find them →

Wittersheim’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 →
HochfeldenBrumathSchweighouse-sur-ModerVal-de-ModerWeitbruchMertzwillerHochfeldenBrumathSchweighouse-sur-ModerVal-de-ModerWeitbruchMertzwillerWittersheim
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Wittersheim747—————
Hochfelden4,0384.2ACAC+
Brumath10,4994.2C+C−B+D
Schweighouse-sur-Moder5,1824.3A−C−AB−
Val-de-Moder5,1024.9BBA+D
Weitbruch2,7115.9—A−—B
Mertzwiller3,3435.9—B−—D

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

About Wittersheim

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Wittersheim is a commune of 747 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Haguenau. 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
747 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Haguenau
Département
Bas-Rhin (67)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.7 sq mi (7.1 km²)
INSEE code
67546

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.