Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, home to 3,905 people.
Overall, Richwiller earns a B: better than just over three fifths of compared French towns, and #26 of 45 in Haut-Rhin. Where it does best is safety: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 5.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. What holds it back is schools: bac results 1.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.5 points above the expected rate. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health and C+ for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Richwiller does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Richwiller 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Richwiller as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Cour des Chaînes, in Mulhouse, 3.5 mi away.
2.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and gardens in and near Richwiller. Best known first.
MuseumCité du train3.8 km south, in Mulhouse
MuseumMusée national de l'Automobile4.4 km southeast, in Mulhouse
MuseumMusée EDF Electropolis3.9 km south, in MulhouseMuseumMuseumMusée de la mine et de la potasse3.7 km west, in WittelsheimGardenGardenParc-Jardin pédagogique des Sheds4.6 km east, in KingersheimPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Richwiller.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Richwiller, 86.9% passed the bac, lower than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On school results, the town ranks #51 of 51 in Haut-Rhin. Vocational results within 5 km: 83% passed the bac pro, of 168 candidates at 3 lycées.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du NonnenbruchNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 119 | 84%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Amélie ZurcherNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 122 | 93%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Charles StoesselBest against expectations: 15 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 94 | 84%+15 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.
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.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 448 deaths in Richwiller from 2016 to 2025; there were 465, 4% more. Life expectancy at birth in Haut-Rhin is 85.5 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has one family doctor.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. 16% are under 15, near both Haut-Rhin’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Residents of Richwiller have a median age of 45.7.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Richwiller | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,590 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Richwiller number 1,500, against 1,700 residents in work (0.9 per worker). Bus, tram or train carried 4.6% of working residents in Richwiller to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Richwiller 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 Richwiller 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richwiller | 3,905 | — | B | C− | A+ | B |
| Pfastatt | 10,314 | 1.5 | C | C− | A− | C |
| Lutterbach | 6,851 | 1.6 | C | C− | C− | A− |
| Wittelsheim | 10,645 | 2.2 | C+ | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Kingersheim | 13,354 | 2.5 | C− | D | B | C+ |
| Wittenheim | 15,553 | 3.1 | C− | C− | B | D |
| Morschwiller-le-Bas | 3,694 | 3.1 | B− | C− | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A+ for safety, #1 of 45 in Haut-Rhin.
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns. 93% of 122 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Amélie Zurcher in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Richwiller is a commune of 3,905 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.