A strong record with one exception. With an A overall, Soultz-Haut-Rhin is better than 86% of compared French towns and ranks #17 of 45 in Haut-Rhin. It does especially well on safety (A−) — an average of 8.4 recorded violent incidents and 7.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Residents’ health trails most towns (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Soultz-Haut-Rhin 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soultz-Haut-Rhin.
History
Soultz-Haut-Rhin keeps more of its old housing than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Soultz-Haut-Rhin is Église Saint-Maurice. Per 10,000 residents, Soultz-Haut-Rhin counts 14 protected monuments, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (2.4) and compared French towns (2.5). This Haut-Rhin town has 10 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 7 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
For walkability, Soultz-Haut-Rhin ranks above 78% of compared French towns
Per resident in work, Soultz-Haut-Rhin counts 0.9 jobs (2,750 jobs, 3,100 workers). Bus, tram or train carried 3.7% of working residents in Soultz-Haut-Rhin to work at the census. The median disposable income was €26,900 a year per consumption unit, near both Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690) and compared French towns (€25,970).
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot5%
Bicycle5%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,750
jobs based in Soultz-Haut-Rhin, 0.9 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 78% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Soultz-Haut-Rhin than in 77% of compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Soultz-Haut-Rhin were criminal damage than anything else (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 93 offenses locally in 2025.
8.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage37
Family violence33
Burglary10
Other physical violence8
Sexual violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud36
Theft without violence24
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
93
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 3.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
92.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 3.2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Soultz-Haut-Rhin, 95.1% passed the bac, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Its collèges and lycées rank #23 of 51 in Haut-Rhin on results.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Soultz-Haut-Rhin has a higher adjusted death rate than 70% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Soultz-Haut-Rhin: 96 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 679 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 689, 2% 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. This Haut-Rhin town has 5 family doctors.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Soultz-Haut-Rhin · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Guebwiller
11.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Diaconat Fonderie
85.5 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haut-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
At 44.9, the median resident of Soultz-Haut-Rhin sits in the middle of the age range. The under-15s are 16% of the population here. Graduates make up 32% of adults.
44.9median age
Soultz-Haut-RhinHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Soultz-Haut-Rhin
Is Soultz-Haut-Rhin safe?
It grades A− for safety, #15 of 45 in Haut-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 37 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Soultz-Haut-Rhin good?
They grade B+, better than 72% of compared French towns and #23 of 51 in Haut-Rhin. 97% of 38 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Joseph Storck in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Soultz-Haut-Rhin
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Soultz-Haut-Rhin is a commune of 7,012 people in the Communauté de communes de la Région de Guebwiller. 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
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.
