Overall, Blotzheim earns an A, better than 92% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #8 of 45 in Haut-Rhin. Its strongest is schools — brevet results 7.3 points above the expected rate. Health is a weak point (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Blotzheim 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Incomes in Blotzheim run higher than in both Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns: a median €39,080 a year per consumption unit
For its 2,600 residents in work, Blotzheim has 1,250 jobs: 0.5 each. Unemployment stands at 8.7%. At the census, 2.1% of working residents in Blotzheim didn’t travel to work at all.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport5%
Bicycle3%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,250
jobs based in Blotzheim, 0.5 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€39,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 76% 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: Blotzheim is above 75% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Blotzheim’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 307 residents of Blotzheim died, against 314 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. In Haut-Rhin, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Blotzheim can choose among 7 GPs.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Blotzheim · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Pole Public Saint Louis Ghrmsa
11.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Emile Muller
85.5 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haut-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A younger town: only 17% of people in Blotzheim are 65 or over, fewer than in both Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Haut-Rhin’s towns (16%). At 41, the median resident of Blotzheim sits in the middle of the age range. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 10% of residents.
41median age
BlotzheimHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Crime per resident in Blotzheim is lower than in 72% of compared French towns
In all, 100 offenses reached the police record in Blotzheim in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 5.6 violent offenses and 11.4 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Police and gendarmerie recorded 100 offenses in the graded categories locally in 2025.
5.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence35
Criminal damage29
Theft from vehicles17
Burglary12
Other physical violence7
Theft without violence28
Fraud24
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.
5.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
100
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.1%
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 · When sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (5.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Blotzheim than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €15.38/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.
€15.38/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Blotzheim€15.38/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€15.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.39 to €20.77/m² a month)
€16.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€36,650
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Louis Agglomération
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Blotzheim has 1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 4.1% of the total, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Blotzheim
Is Blotzheim safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #20 of 45 in Haut-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 29 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Blotzheim good?
They grade A+, better than 97% of compared French towns and #1 of 51 in Haut-Rhin. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Blotzheim
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Blotzheim is a commune of 5,282 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Louis Agglomération. 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
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.
