Pfaffenheim’s strongest is cost of living: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 30% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. School results are strong (A−): brevet results at the expected rate. Health lags (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car (C+).
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Pfaffenheim has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Pfaffenheim with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Pfaffenheim, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns: 107 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Pfaffenheim. Average lifespans in Haut-Rhin: 85.5 years for women, 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Also worth knowing: 110 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 103: 7% above. The nearest emergency department to Pfaffenheim is Centre hospitalier de Guebwiller, 6.3 mi away.
+7%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted107
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Pfaffenheim · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Guebwiller
6.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Albert Schweitzer
85.5 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haut-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Unemployment in Pfaffenheim, 6.3%, runs below Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €30,150 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690) and compared French towns (€25,970). Pfaffenheim holds 250 jobs; 700 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 8.9% of commuters at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Pfaffenheim, 0.4 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 36% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Pfaffenheim: 21% 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.
Among the classé monuments in Pfaffenheim is Église catholique Saint-Martin. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
More people in Pfaffenheim hold a degree than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 37%
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Pfaffenheim is 44. Under 15: 16% of residents.
44median age
PfaffenheimHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education37%
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%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pfaffenheim
Is Pfaffenheim safe?
Pfaffenheim has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Pfaffenheim good?
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Pfaffenheim
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Pfaffenheim is a commune of 1,373 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
1,373 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Rouffach, Vignobles et Châteaux
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