Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 200 in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
At under 1,000 residents, Mertzen is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mertzen as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Reinach, in Hirtzbach, 4.5 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mertzen.
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.8%, near Haut-Rhin’s towns (10%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Half the people of Mertzen are older than 49. Children are 17% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Mertzen | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 40% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €29,500 a year. 6.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2.8 mi off. General-bac pupils go 5.1 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MonnetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 98 | 97%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Mertzen is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mertzen yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mertzen | 200 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Altkirch | 5,687 | 5.6 | A | A | C | C+ |
| Grandvillars Territoire de Belfort | 2,947 | 8.1 | B | A | A− | C |
| Delle Territoire de Belfort | 5,623 | 8.2 | C− | A | D | C |
| Zillisheim | 2,561 | 11 | — | C+ | — | B |
| Beaucourt Territoire de Belfort | 4,966 | 12 | A− | A+ | B+ | C+ |
| Morschwiller-le-Bas | 3,694 | 12 | B− | C− | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Mertzen is a commune of 200 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Alsace Largue. 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
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.