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HeidwillerHaut-Rhin

A town of 641 in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Heidwiller a good place to live?

Heidwiller isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.

Château de Heidwiller
Château de Heidwiller · Inscrit · Photo: Juergen EHRET · CC BY-SA 2.5
Heidwiller’s story

Heidwiller in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.

  • 1996First protected: Château de Heidwiller
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Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Heidwiller: Photo: Juergen EHRET · CC BY-SA 2.5

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Heidwiller.

Who lives here

Heidwiller is a graduates’ town: 40% hold a degree, more than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns

48.7median age

The 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Ages in Heidwiller split evenly at 48.7: half are older, half younger.

HeidwillerHaut-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education40%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Heidwiller
HeidwillerHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–248.3%10%11%
25–4421%24%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+27%22%22%
No diploma12%18%19%
CAP or BEP28%29%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education40%31%30%

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

History

1 historic monument in Heidwiller, none of them classé

1historic monument

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

The protected list starts in the 12th century. Nearly a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1996
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Heidwiller run higher than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: a median €31,380 a year per consumption unit

5%walk, cycle or take transit

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.2% of commuters at the census. 8.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 100 jobs are based in Heidwiller, for 300 working residents (0.3 per worker).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Heidwiller, 0.3 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,380
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

Schools

96.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 5.2 points above the expected rate

96.3%passed the brevet

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

Collège pupils travel 1.6 mi to the nearest one.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Heidwiller96.3%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de l'IllNearest collègeCollègeCollège8692%+2 pts
Collège Lucien HerrBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège101100%+8 pts
96.3%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +5.2 pts against the expected rate
1.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Heidwiller costs less than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.14/m² a month

€11.14/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Heidwiller€11.14/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€11.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.85 to €14.03/m² a month)
€12.47/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 Heidwiller

12pages on Heidwiller
Nearby attractions

Château de Heidwiller and 7 more in and around Heidwiller

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Heidwiller. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Heidwiller

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

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About Heidwiller

Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est

Heidwiller is a commune of 641 people in the Communauté de communes Sundgau. 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
641 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sundgau
Département
Haut-Rhin (68)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²)
INSEE code
68127

Heidwiller’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 →
AltkirchZillisheimMorschwiller-le-BasBrunstatt-DidenheimLutterbachMulhouseAltkirchZillisheimMorschwiller-le-BasBrunstatt-DidenheimLutterbachMulhouseHeidwiller
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Heidwiller641—————
Altkirch5,6872.6AACC+
Zillisheim2,5613.7—C+—B
Morschwiller-le-Bas3,6945.6B−C−B+B
Brunstatt-Didenheim8,2595.6B−DBC+
Lutterbach6,8517.2CC−C−A−
Mulhouse104,9787.6D−CD−D

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

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.