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Husseren-les-ChâteauxHaut-Rhin

In Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, this town has 502 residents.

Is Husseren-les-Châteaux a good place to live?

Husseren-les-Châteaux isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.

Ruines des châteaux de Weckmund et de Wahlenbourg
Ruines des châteaux de Weckmund et de Wahlenbourg · Classé · Photo: Prooupy · CC BY-SA 3.0
Husseren-les-Châteaux’s story

Husseren-les-Châteaux in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Husseren-les-Châteaux counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Joseph Rudler, born in 1795, is the one person born in Husseren-les-Châteaux before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1840First protected: Ruines des châteaux de Weckmund et de Wahlenbourg
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Landmarks

Husseren-les-Châteaux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Ruines des châteaux de Weckmund et de Wahlenbourg: Photo: Prooupy · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Husseren-les-Châteaux.

History

Husseren-les-Châteaux keeps more of its old housing than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Husseren-les-Châteaux is Ruines des châteaux de Weckmund et de Wahlenbourg.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
13th c.
oldest protected part
1840
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Husseren-les-Châteaux is a graduates’ town: 46% hold a degree, more than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns

47.3median age

Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, lower than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Husseren-les-Châteaux has a median age of 47.3. Under 15: 17% of residents.

Husseren-les-ChâteauxHaut-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education46%

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 Husseren-les-Châteaux
Husseren-les-ChâteauxHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–249%10%11%
25–4420%24%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+22%22%22%
No diploma10%18%19%
CAP or BEP24%29%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education46%31%30%

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

Work & commute

Husseren-les-Châteaux is better off than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €34,460 a year per consumption unit

8%walk, cycle or take transit

8.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The unemployment rate here is 2.4%. Per resident in work, Husseren-les-Châteaux counts 0.5 jobs (150 jobs, 250 workers).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Husseren-les-Châteaux, 0.5 per working resident
2.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€34,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

91.0%passed the brevet

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

The closest collège is 2.9 mi off.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Husseren-les-Châteaux91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jacques PrévertNearest collègeCollègeCollège10691%+4 pts
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Husseren-les-Châteaux is €12.88/m² a month

€12.88/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

Husseren-les-Châteaux€12.88/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€12.88/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.10 to €16.44/m² a month)
€10.31/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 Husseren-les-Châteaux

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Nearby attractions

Château de Haut-Eguisheim and 17 more in and around Husseren-les-Châteaux

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Husseren-les-Châteaux. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Husseren-les-Châteaux

One notable person was born in Husseren-les-Châteaux.

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About Husseren-les-Châteaux

Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est

Husseren-les-Châteaux is a commune of 502 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Rouffach, Vignobles et Châteaux. 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
502 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Rouffach, Vignobles et Châteaux
Département
Haut-Rhin (68)
Région
Grand Est
Area
0.5 sq mi (1.2 km²)
INSEE code
68150

Husseren-les-Châteaux’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 →
WintzenheimTurckheimIngersheimColmarSainte-Croix-en-PlaineRouffachWintzenheimTurckheimIngersheimColmarSainte-Croix-en-PlaineRouffachHusseren-les-Châteaux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Husseren-les-Châteaux502—————
Wintzenheim8,0592.8A−C−BB+
Turckheim4,1393.6ACA−B+
Ingersheim4,7744.4A−CAC+
Colmar66,9704.4C+CC−B−
Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine3,0045.1—C—B−
Rouffach4,2385.3AB+C+B−

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 9, 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.