Horbourg-Wihr does the important things well, at a cost. Crime is low: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 6.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With an A overall, Horbourg-Wihr is better than 88% of compared French towns and ranks #14 of 45 in Haut-Rhin. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A−): 76% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Housing is expensive: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is just over two fifths of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Horbourg-Wihr 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Horbourg-Wihr.
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Horbourg-Wihr than in 96% of compared French towns
On the Safety Grade, Horbourg-Wihr ranks 3rd of the 45 compared towns in Haut-Rhin. In 2025, 74 offenses were recorded locally. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
4.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage43
Family violence22
Other physical violence9
Armed robbery0
Fraud37
Drug use20
Theft without violence16
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.
4.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
74
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.0%
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 · For sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 9.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Fewer people in Horbourg-Wihr are out of work than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.0%
Horbourg-Wihr has 1,550 jobs for 2,850 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The median disposable income was €28,390 a year per consumption unit, close to Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690) and above compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.1% of working residents in Horbourg-Wihr didn’t travel to work at all.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
Bicycle7%
Public transport7%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,550
jobs based in Horbourg-Wihr, 0.5 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
90.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the seven collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Horbourg-Wihr is 96.0%, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #20 of 51 in Haut-Rhin. For collège, the closest is 1.2 mi away.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
More people in Horbourg-Wihr hold a degree than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 37%
Retirement age and beyond: 25% of residents are 65 or older. 15% are under 15, close to Haut-Rhin’s towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population.
45.8median age
Horbourg-WihrHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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
History
Horbourg-Wihr: 1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
3.5% of homes were built before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Horbourg-Wihr is Église mixte de Wihr-en-Plaine. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Horbourg-Wihr’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 55% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
600 deaths in Horbourg-Wihr between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 591: 2% above. Its care home for older people (84 places) counts its residents as Horbourg-Wihr’s; allowing for it, deaths were 10% below expected. 7 GPs practise in the town. At birth, a girl in Haut-Rhin can expect 85.5 years and a boy 80.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Horbourg-Wihr · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil
1.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Albert Schweitzer
85.5 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haut-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Horbourg-Wihr
Is Horbourg-Wihr safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #3 of 45 in Haut-Rhin.
Are schools in Horbourg-Wihr good?
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns and #20 of 51 in Haut-Rhin. The lycée stands out: 99% of 257 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Saint-André in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Horbourg-Wihr
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Horbourg-Wihr is a commune of 6,199 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Colmar 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.
