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This town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est has a population of 927.

Population

927

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.96

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€29,520

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

15%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Hippolyte a good place to live?

There are no grades for Saint-Hippolyte: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Saint-Hippolyte stand out

The one thing Saint-Hippolyte does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

29% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 51.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Enceinte fortifiée urbaine · Inscrit · Photo: Katzy · CC BY-SA 3.0

Saint-Hippolyte’s story

Saint-Hippolyte in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saint-Hippolyte, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1932First protected: Église catholique Saint-Hippolyte
1997Most recently protected: Gare ferroviaire dite gare du Kaiser

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Nearby attractions

Enceinte de Saint-Hippolyte and 38 more in and around Saint-Hippolyte

Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Saint-Hippolyte. Best known first.

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FortFortEnceinte de Saint-Hippolytein town AttractionAttractionBorne Milliaire Romainein town AttractionAttractionChâteau du Haut-Koenigsbourg2.9 km northwest, in Orschwiller ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Kintzheim3 km north, in Kintzheim ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Reichenberg3.1 km southwest, in Bergheim ChâteauChâteauChâteau et cimetière de Châtenois4.7 km northeast, in Châtenois

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Hippolyte.

Who lives here

Saint-Hippolyte has fewer young adults than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8% are 15 to 24

Over-65s are 29% of the population. Children under 15 make up 13%, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Half of Saint-Hippolyte is older than 51.5, half younger.

51.5median age

Saint-HippolyteHaut-Rhin medianFrance median

Haut-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

29%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education29%

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 Saint-Hippolyte
	Saint-Hippolyte	Haut-Rhin median	France median
Under 15	13%	16%	17%
15–24	6.8%	10%	11%
25–44	23%	24%	23%
45–64	28%	27%	26%
65+	29%	22%	22%
No diploma	16%	18%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	18%	18%
Higher education	29%	31%	30%

Full pageSaint-Hippolyte’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51.5 median age · 29% are 65 or over Households440 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad3.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Hippolyte?”

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

History

Old homes shape Saint-Hippolyte: 27% 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.

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saint-Hippolyte, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit4

14th c.

oldest protected part

1932

first monument protected

Full pageSaint-Hippolyte’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes27% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Hippolyte?”

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

Work & commute

Saint-Hippolyte is better off than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,520 a year per consumption unit

7.4% of the labour force are out of work. Jobs located in Saint-Hippolyte: 300, for 400 residents in work (0.7 each). No commute at all: 7.1% of working residents here at the census.

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%

On foot8%

Public transport6%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

300

jobs based in Saint-Hippolyte, 0.7 per working resident

7.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€29,520

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€29,520 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work15% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here300 jobs based here · 0.7 per working resident

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

Schools

89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The town’s pupils have a collège 3.1 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.5 mi off.

89.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Hippolyte89.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège les MénétriersNearest collègeCollège	Collège	157	89%±0 pts

89.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, ±0 pts against the expected rate

3.1 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageSaint-Hippolyte’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges89.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saint-Hippolyte is €11.96/m² a month

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

€11.96/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Hippolyte€11.96/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²

€11.96/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.82 to €16.24/m² a month)

€9.48/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSaint-Hippolyte’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.96/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Hippolyte

12pages on Saint-Hippolyte

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health2 GPs · nearest emergency department 3.6 mi away Work & commute300 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.5 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saint-Hippolyte, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Église catholique Saint-HippolyteChurch · 14th–19th c.

Gare ferroviaire dite gare du KaiserStation · 20th c.

Photo credits

Église catholique Saint-Hippolyte: Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gare ferroviaire dite gare du Kaiser: Photo: Indication Saint-Hippolyte · Public domain

Famous people from Saint-Hippolyte

Wikidata places 3 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Saint-Hippolyte as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Saint-Hippolyte’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 →

ChâtenoisRibeauvilléSélestatScherwillerKaysersberg VignobleSainte-Marie-aux-MinesSaint-Hippolyte

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Hippolyte	927	—	—	—	—	—
Châtenois Bas-Rhin	4,294	3.2	A	C	A	C⁺
Ribeauvillé	4,685	3.4	A	B⁻	A⁻	B⁻
Sélestat Bas-Rhin	19,589	4.2	B⁻	C⁺	C	C
Scherwiller Bas-Rhin	3,099	4.7	—	B⁻	—	C
Kaysersberg Vignoble	4,383	7.9	A	B⁺	B	C
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines	4,851	8.8	A	A	B⁺	C

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

About Saint-Hippolyte

Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est

Saint-Hippolyte is a commune of 927 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Ribeauvillé. 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: 927 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Ribeauvillé
Département: Haut-Rhin (68)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 6.9 sq mi (17.8 km²)
INSEE code: 68296

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.