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KatzenthalHaut-Rhin

Home to 506 people, this town lies in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Katzenthal a good place to live?

Katzenthal has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 16% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Katzenthal stand out

The one thing Katzenthal does most differently from other towns.

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Ancienne cour noble des Rathsamhausen, dite Schlössle
Ancienne cour noble des Rathsamhausen, dite Schlössle · Inscrit · Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Katzenthal’s story

Katzenthal in pictures

Katzenthal has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

  • 1984First protected: Château de Wineck
  • 1990Most recently protected: Ancienne cour noble des Rathsamhausen, dite Schlössle
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Nearby attractions

Château de Wineck and 25 more in and around Katzenthal

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Katzenthal. 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 (1)

The data

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

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

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

Ages and diplomas in Katzenthal
KatzenthalHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–248.5%10%11%
25–4419%24%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+28%22%22%
No diploma13%18%19%
CAP or BEP26%29%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education42%31%30%

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%).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
13th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected

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
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

91.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 3.6 points above the expected rate

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

The closest collège is 1.4 mi off. At the two general lycées, 97% of 311 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.

97%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Katzenthal91.8%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Katzenthal96.6%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Lazare de SchwendiNearest collègeCollègeCollège10789%+3 pts
Lycée polyvalent Lazare de SchwendiNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée2475%
Collège Jacques PrévertBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège10691%+4 pts

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97%
passed the general and technological bac, +1 pt against the expected rate
92%
passed the vocational bac, +11 pts against the expected rate
91.8%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3.6 pts against the expected rate
1.4 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 Katzenthal is €12.93/m² a month

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

€12.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Katzenthal€12.93/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€12.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.20 to €16.39/m² a month)
€10.13/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 Katzenthal

12pages on Katzenthal

Landmarks

Katzenthal has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Wineck: Photo: Torsade de Pointes , edited by Sir Gawain · Public domain · Ancienne cour noble des Rathsamhausen, dite Schlössle: Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Katzenthal

One notable person was born in Katzenthal.

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Katzenthal’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 →
TurckheimIngersheimKaysersberg VignobleWintzenheimColmarHorbourg-WihrTurckheimIngersheimKaysersberg VignobleWintzenheimColmarHorbourg-WihrKatzenthal
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Katzenthal506—————
Turckheim4,1391.5ACA−B+
Ingersheim4,7741.6A−CAC+
Kaysersberg Vignoble4,3832.1AB+BC
Wintzenheim8,0592.6A−C−BB+
Colmar66,9703.8C+CC−B−
Horbourg-Wihr6,1995.7AC−A+B−

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
Département
Haut-Rhin (68)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²)
INSEE code
68161

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.