Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 465 people, lies in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
Wasserbourg is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for a quarter of homes.
The one thing Wasserbourg does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Wasserbourg as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien couvent de Schwartzenthann, in Soultzmatt, 2.4 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Wasserbourg. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wasserbourg.
A quarter of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Haut-Rhin’s towns (16%). Typical age in Wasserbourg: 48.2, the median.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Wasserbourg | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.9% of commuters travelled at the census. 50 jobs are based in Wasserbourg, for 200 working residents (0.2 per worker). The median disposable income was €28,390 a year per consumption unit, close to Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690) and above compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.8 mi away.
| 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €12.70/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Wasserbourg 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 Wasserbourg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasserbourg | 465 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Munster | 4,738 | 2.9 | A+ | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Buhl | 3,100 | 5.3 | A | A− | A | C |
| Guebwiller | 11,243 | 6.9 | C+ | B | C− | C− |
| Rouffach | 4,238 | 7.1 | A | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Turckheim | 4,139 | 8 | A | C | A− | B+ |
| Issenheim | 3,502 | 8.1 | A | C+ | A+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Wasserbourg is a commune of 465 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.