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BaltzenheimHaut-Rhin

581 people live in this town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Baltzenheim a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Baltzenheim falls below the line for grades.

Église catholique Saint-Michel
Église catholique Saint-Michel · Classé · Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0
Baltzenheim’s story

Baltzenheim in pictures

Baltzenheim has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1901.

3.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1901First protected: Église catholique Saint-Michel
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baltzenheim.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Baltzenheim than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 15% of adults

The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents. Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with Haut-Rhin’s towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents.

48.6median age
BaltzenheimHaut-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Baltzenheim
BaltzenheimHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4420%24%23%
45–6435%27%26%
65+19%22%22%
No diploma21%18%19%
CAP or BEP38%29%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education15%31%30%

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

History

Baltzenheim: 1 historic monument, 1 classé

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Baltzenheim is Église catholique Saint-Michel. The pre-1919 share of homes is 3.1%.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1901
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Baltzenheim than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 4.6%

Of those in the labour force, 7.9% are unemployed. Half of residents lived on more than €29,220 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690) and compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Baltzenheim counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 300 workers).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
50
jobs based in Baltzenheim, 0.2 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Baltzenheim costs less than in both Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.18/m² a month

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

€11.18/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Baltzenheim€11.18/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€11.18/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.76 to €14.26/m² a month)
€11.22/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 Baltzenheim

11pages on Baltzenheim

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église catholique Saint-Michel: Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Baltzenheim

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

How we find them →

Baltzenheim’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 Haut-Rhin →
MarckolsheimVolgelsheimHorbourg-WihrColmarSainte-Croix-en-PlaineIngersheimMarckolsheimVolgelsheimHorbourg-WihrColmarSainte-Croix-en-PlaineIngersheimBaltzenheim
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Baltzenheim581—————
Marckolsheim Bas-Rhin4,3984.9ABB+C+
Volgelsheim2,7205.4—A−—C
Horbourg-Wihr6,1997.3AC−A+B−
Colmar66,9709.6C+CC−B−
Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine3,0049.9—C—B−
Ingersheim4,77411A−CAC+

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

About Baltzenheim

Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est

Baltzenheim is a commune of 581 people in the Communauté de communes Alsace Rhin Brisach. 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
581 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Alsace Rhin Brisach
Département
Haut-Rhin (68)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²)
INSEE code
68019

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.