Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Katzenthal.
Who lives here
Katzenthal is a graduates’ town: 42% hold a degree, more than in both Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.5%, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town.
52.5median age
KatzenthalHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education42%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
2 historic monuments in Katzenthal, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. 5.2% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Katzenthal is better off than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €33,410 a year per consumption unit
Per resident in work, Katzenthal counts 0.4 jobs (100 jobs, 250 workers). 4.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 8.7% of working residents in the town at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Katzenthal, 0.4 per working resident
4.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Katzenthal
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Katzenthal is a commune of 506 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de Kaysersberg. 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
506 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée de Kaysersberg
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.