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JungholtzHaut-Rhin

Home to 897 people, this town lies in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Jungholtz a good place to live?

Jungholtz is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Cimetière israélite
Cimetière israélite · Classé · Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jungholtz’s story

Jungholtz in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Jungholtz counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1982First protected: Église catholique Sainte-Marie-Auxiliatrice, dite basilique…
  • 1991Most recently protected: Cimetière israélite
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Nearby attractions

Prieuré de Thierenbach and 35 more in and around Jungholtz

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Jungholtz. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jungholtz.

History

Old homes shape Jungholtz: 16% were built before 1919, more than in both Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Jungholtz is Cimetière israélite. Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0
17th c.
oldest protected part
1982
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Jungholtz than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15

Degrees are held by 38% of adults, above both Haut-Rhin’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Ages in Jungholtz split evenly at 48.1: half are older, half younger.

48.1median age
JungholtzHaut-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education38%

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 Jungholtz
JungholtzHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–2411%10%11%
25–4419%24%23%
45–6434%27%26%
65+22%22%22%
No diploma14%18%19%
CAP or BEP29%29%26%
Baccalauréat15%18%18%
Higher education38%31%30%

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

Work & commute

Jungholtz is better off than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €31,260 a year per consumption unit

At the census, 7.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 6.6%. For its 450 residents in work, Jungholtz has 200 jobs: 0.5 each.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Jungholtz, 0.5 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,260
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

92.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 3.2 points above the expected rate

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

At the lycées within 5 km of Jungholtz, 95.1% passed the bac, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Collège pupils travel 1.1 mi to the nearest one.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Jungholtz92.4%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Jungholtz95.1%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Robert BeltzNearest collègeCollègeCollège10293%±0 pts
Lycée Alfred KastlerNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée20997%−1 pt
Lycée polyvalent Théodore DeckBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée3985%+7 pts

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96%
passed the general and technological bac, −1.3 pts against the expected rate
91%
passed the vocational bac, +4.8 pts against the expected rate
92.4%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3.2 pts against the expected rate
1.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Jungholtz than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.29/m² a month

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

€11.29/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Jungholtz€11.29/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€11.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.79 to €14.50/m² a month)
€11.94/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 Jungholtz

12pages on Jungholtz

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Jungholtz counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église catholique Sainte-Marie-Auxiliatrice, dite basilique Notre-Dame-de-Thierenbach: Photo: Ferlut · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cimetière israélite: Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Jungholtz

One notable person was born in Jungholtz.

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Jungholtz’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 →
Soultz-Haut-RhinGuebwillerIssenheimBuhlBollwillerStaffelfeldenSoultz-Haut-RhinGuebwillerIssenheimBuhlBollwillerStaffelfeldenJungholtz
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Jungholtz897—————
Soultz-Haut-Rhin7,0121.4AB+A−C
Guebwiller11,2431.8C+BC−C−
Issenheim3,5022.7AC+A+B−
Buhl3,1003AA−AC
Bollwiller4,1843.4A−C−AB+
Staffelfelden4,0724.9CCA+D

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

About Jungholtz

Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est

Jungholtz is a commune of 897 people in the Communauté de communes de la Région de Guebwiller. 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
897 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Région de Guebwiller
Département
Haut-Rhin (68)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.5 sq mi (4 km²)
INSEE code
68159

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 October 30, 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.