Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, home to 1,894 people.
Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 4.9% unemployment. Pupils here do better than most (B+): brevet results 4.4 points above the expected rate. Its weakest is cost of living (C−) — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 44% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Reiningue 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.
The one thing Reiningue does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Reiningue 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.
Reiningue has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Reiningue, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Reiningue. Best known first.
MuseumCité du train4.5 km east, in Mulhouse
MuseumMusée EDF Electropolis4.6 km east, in MulhouseMuseumMuseumMusée de la mine et de la potasse3.4 km north, in WittelsheimAttractionAttractionChêne de Saint-Louis2.9 km southwest, in HeimsbrunnPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Reiningue.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €12.47/m² a month. France’s property-sale records don’t cover Alsace and Moselle, which keep their own land register, so the Cost Grade here uses rent alone.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Reiningue’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, above both Haut-Rhin’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). 183 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 185: 1% below. Women in Haut-Rhin live to 85.5 on average and men to 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. One GP practises locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
7.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. The median disposable income was €30,970 a year per consumption unit, above both Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 3.3 mi away. A collège lies 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du NonnenbruchNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 119 | 84%+1 pt |
| Collège Jean MacéBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 120 | 82%+12 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
A quarter of residents are 65 or over, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Line up the people of Reiningue by age and the one in the middle is 49.3. Among adults, 32% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Reiningue | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. 7.8% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Reiningue, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Monument funéraire de Catherine Kos: Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Couvent d'Oelenberg: Photo: Runi Gerardsen · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Reiningue.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reiningue | 1,894 | — | — | C− | — | C− |
| Morschwiller-le-Bas | 3,694 | 2 | B− | C− | B+ | B |
| Lutterbach | 6,851 | 2.3 | C | C− | C− | A− |
| Richwiller | 3,905 | 3 | B | C− | A+ | B |
| Pfastatt | 10,314 | 3.4 | C | C− | A− | C |
| Wittelsheim | 10,645 | 3.5 | C+ | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Brunstatt-Didenheim | 8,259 | 4.4 | B− | D | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Reiningue has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Reiningue is a commune of 1,894 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. 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.
