Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 1,183 people, lies in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
Soultzeren’s schools beat most (A): bac results 2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Add health to its strengths (A−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car (C−): just over two thirds of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for cost of living and B for jobs & income.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Soultzeren 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 Soultzeren does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Soultzeren 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.
Soultzeren has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Soultzeren as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Champ de bataille du Linge, in Orbey, 2.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soultzeren.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.5 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Fréderic HartmannNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 135 | 94%+2 pts |
| Lycée Frédéric KirschlegerNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 94 | 100%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
5.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Jobs based in Soultzeren number 150, against 550 residents in work (0.3 per worker). The median disposable income was €26,540 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 78 residents of Soultzeren died, against 99 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 21% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Soultzeren is Chi Hopitaux du Massif des Vosges Antenne Smur A Gerardmer, 10.3 mi away. In Haut-Rhin, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €10.13/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
28% of adults hold a degree, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Soultzeren has a median age of 46.8. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Soultzeren | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Museums, family days out and other places to visit in and near Soultzeren. Best known first.
MuseumMusée-Mémorial du Linge3.4 km northeast, in OrbeyGardenGardenParc Albert Schweitzer4.4 km southeast, in MunsterMuseumMuseumMusée de la Schlitte et des métiers du bois4.8 km south, in Muhlbach-sur-MunsterZooZooLa Ferme Aux Rennes3.4 km west, in StosswihrAttractionAttractionDeutscher Bunker Wk13 km south, in MunsterAttractionAttractionHirschsteine5 km west, in StosswihrPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Soultzeren 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 Soultzeren 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soultzeren | 1,183 | — | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Munster | 4,738 | 2.5 | A+ | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Orbey | 3,429 | 4.5 | — | B | — | A− |
| Turckheim | 4,139 | 8.4 | A | C | A− | B+ |
| Kaysersberg Vignoble | 4,383 | 9.3 | A | B+ | B | C |
| Wintzenheim | 8,059 | 9.3 | A− | C− | B | B+ |
| Fraize Vosges | 2,843 | 9.3 | B+ | A− | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Soultzeren has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 92% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 94 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Frédéric Kirschleger in 2025, 2 points above 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
Soultzeren is a commune of 1,183 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de Munster. 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.