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This town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est has a population of 1,017.
Westhalten’s strongest subject is jobs & income (A) — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 3.2% unemployment. It is hard to get around without a car (C−). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for cost of living and B− for health.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Westhalten 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.
Each subject compares Westhalten 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.
Westhalten has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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Westhalten has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1934.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Westhalten. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Westhalten.
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.9% of commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income was €30,440 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690) and 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.
Collège pupils travel 1.8 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 73 | 95%−1 pt |
| Collège Jean MoulinBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 95 | 95%+1 pt |
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.
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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. Westhalten has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
18% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.9% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Westhalten | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 81 residents of Westhalten died, against 91 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% fewer. Life expectancy in Haut-Rhin: 85.5 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Westhalten is Centre hospitalier de Guebwiller, 3.8 mi away.
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 D to A−.
The list names few of Westhalten’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Fontaine et puits devant la mairie: Photo: Katzy · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Westhalten 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westhalten | 1,017 | — | — | B | — | B− |
| Rouffach | 4,238 | 1.9 | A | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Issenheim | 3,502 | 3.7 | A | C+ | A+ | B− |
| Buhl | 3,100 | 3.8 | A | A− | A | C |
| Guebwiller | 11,243 | 3.9 | C+ | B | C− | C− |
| Soultz-Haut-Rhin | 7,012 | 5 | A | B+ | A− | C |
| Bollwiller | 4,184 | 6.6 | A− | C− | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Westhalten has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 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 82% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Westhalten is a commune of 1,017 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Rouffach, Vignobles et Châteaux. 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.