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810 people live in this town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Osenbach a good place to live?

Osenbach has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

église catholique Saint-Étienne
église catholique Saint-Étienne · Inscrit · Photo: Katzy · CC BY-SA 3.0
Osenbach’s story

Osenbach in pictures

Osenbach has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1976.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1976First protected: église catholique Saint-Étienne
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Nearby attractions

Château Wagenbourg and 12 more in and around Osenbach

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

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Osenbach.

Who lives here

Children make up only 12% of Osenbach, fewer than in Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group: 8.1%, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 26% of residents have reached 65. Among adults, 35% have a degree.

52median age
OsenbachHaut-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education35%

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 Osenbach
OsenbachHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1512%16%17%
15–248.1%10%11%
25–4417%24%23%
45–6436%27%26%
65+26%22%22%
No diploma18%18%19%
CAP or BEP28%29%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education35%31%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Osenbach: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns

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

Osenbach has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
11th c.
oldest protected part
1976
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Osenbach is better off than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €32,720 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment stood at 7.6%, lower than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 6.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Per resident in work, Osenbach counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 400 workers).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Osenbach, 0.2 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Osenbach than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.80/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €10.31/m² a month.

€9.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Osenbach€9.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€9.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.63 to €12.58/m² a month)
€10.31/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 Osenbach

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Landmarks

Osenbach 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-Étienne: Photo: Katzy · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Osenbach

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

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Osenbach’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 →
BuhlRouffachMunsterGuebwillerIssenheimSoultz-Haut-RhinBuhlRouffachMunsterGuebwillerIssenheimSoultz-Haut-RhinOsenbach
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Osenbach810—————
Buhl3,1004.3AA−AC
Rouffach4,2384.4AB+C+B−
Munster4,7385.2A+B+A−B+
Guebwiller11,2435.5C+BC−C−
Issenheim3,5026.1AC+A+B−
Soultz-Haut-Rhin7,0127.1AB+A−C

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

About Osenbach

Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est

Osenbach is a commune of 810 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Rouffach, Vignobles et Châteaux. 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
810 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Rouffach, Vignobles et Châteaux
Département
Haut-Rhin (68)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.2 sq mi (5.7 km²)
INSEE code
68251

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.