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ObermorschwillerHaut-Rhin

With 409 residents, it is a town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Obermorschwiller a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Obermorschwiller out for now.

Église catholique Saint-Sébastien
Église catholique Saint-Sébastien · Inscrit · Photo: Rauenstein · Public domain
Obermorschwiller’s story

Obermorschwiller in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Obermorschwiller; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1999.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1999First protected: Église catholique Saint-Sébastien
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Obermorschwiller.

History

Obermorschwiller keeps more of its old housing than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Obermorschwiller; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1999
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Obermorschwiller has fewer young adults than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 8.1% are 15 to 24

Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Ages in Obermorschwiller split evenly at 48.4: half are older, half younger. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%).

48.4median age
ObermorschwillerHaut-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Obermorschwiller
ObermorschwillerHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–248.1%10%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+24%22%22%
No diploma15%18%19%
CAP or BEP33%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education28%31%30%

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

Work & commute

Obermorschwiller is better off than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €34,400 a year per consumption unit

At the census, 6.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 6.3% of the labour force were unemployed, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs based in Obermorschwiller number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.2 per worker).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Obermorschwiller, 0.2 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€34,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Obermorschwiller is €12.80/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €13.41/m² a month.

€12.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Obermorschwiller€12.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€12.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.98 to €16.40/m² a month)
€13.41/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Oppidum du Britzgyberg and 3 more in and around Obermorschwiller

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Obermorschwiller. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Obermorschwiller

11pages on Obermorschwiller

Landmarks

Obermorschwiller has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église catholique Saint-Sébastien: Photo: Rauenstein · Public domain

Famous people from Obermorschwiller

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Obermorschwiller yet.

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Obermorschwiller’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 →
ZillisheimAltkirchBrunstatt-DidenheimMorschwiller-le-BasSierentzMulhouseZillisheimAltkirchBrunstatt-DidenheimMorschwiller-le-BasSierentzMulhouseObermorschwiller
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Obermorschwiller409—————
Zillisheim2,5613.6—C+—B
Altkirch5,6873.7AACC+
Brunstatt-Didenheim8,2595.4B−DBC+
Morschwiller-le-Bas3,6946.6B−C−B+B
Sierentz4,4096.9A+ABA−
Mulhouse104,9787.4D−CD−D

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

About Obermorschwiller

Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est

Obermorschwiller is a commune of 409 people in the Communauté de communes Sundgau. 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
409 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sundgau
Département
Haut-Rhin (68)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.3 sq mi (6.1 km²)
INSEE code
68245

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.