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UrschenheimHaut-Rhin

A town of 808 in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Urschenheim a good place to live?

Urschenheim has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Église catholique Saint-Georges
Église catholique Saint-Georges · Classé · Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0
Urschenheim’s story

Urschenheim in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Urschenheim: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1895.

3.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1895First protected: Église catholique Saint-Georges
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Urschenheim.

Who lives here

Urschenheim has fewer older residents than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 19% are 65 or over

The median resident of Urschenheim is 43.1 years old. Children are 16% of the town. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, close to both Haut-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%).

43.1median age
UrschenheimHaut-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Urschenheim
UrschenheimHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–2411%10%11%
25–4426%24%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+19%22%22%
No diploma14%18%19%
CAP or BEP29%29%26%
Baccalauréat24%18%18%
Higher education31%31%30%

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

History

1 historic monument, 1 classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

3.1% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Urschenheim is Église catholique Saint-Georges. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1895
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Urschenheim are out of work than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.0%

The median disposable income was €30,310 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Urschenheim: 50, for 400 residents in work (0.1 each). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.4% of commuters at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Urschenheim, 0.1 per working resident
5.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

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

For collège, the closest is 2.2 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 5.9 mi away.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Urschenheim92.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Alice MosnierNearest collègeCollègeCollège19092%−2 pts
92.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Urschenheim is €12.50/m² a month

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

€12.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Urschenheim€12.50/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€12.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.29 to €15.19/m² a month)
€11.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Église Saint-Georges d'Urschenheim and 2 more in and around Urschenheim

Heritage in and near Urschenheim. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Urschenheim

12pages on Urschenheim

Landmarks

Urschenheim has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église catholique Saint-Georges: Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Urschenheim

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Urschenheim yet.

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Urschenheim’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 →
Horbourg-WihrVolgelsheimMarckolsheimColmarSainte-Croix-en-PlaineIngersheimHorbourg-WihrVolgelsheimMarckolsheimColmarSainte-Croix-en-PlaineIngersheimUrschenheim
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Urschenheim808—————
Horbourg-Wihr6,1994.1AC−A+B−
Volgelsheim2,7205.6—A−—C
Marckolsheim Bas-Rhin4,3986ABB+C+
Colmar66,9706.3C+CC−B−
Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine3,0047.2—C—B−
Ingersheim4,7748.2A−CAC+

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

About Urschenheim

Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est

Urschenheim is a commune of 808 people in the Communauté de communes Alsace Rhin Brisach. 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
808 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Alsace Rhin Brisach
Département
Haut-Rhin (68)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.4 km²)
INSEE code
68345

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.