People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 39% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Households here earn well: 1.7 jobs per working resident; 4.3% unemployment. Where it falls short is cost of living: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is just over two fifths of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It has 1,350 jobs for 800 working residents.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Wettolsheim 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 Wettolsheim 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 Wettolsheim.
HealthHealth A+
Wettolsheim loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 61 per 100 expected, below Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Wettolsheim has one family doctor. In Haut-Rhin, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 253 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 154, 39% fewer.
−39%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw61
Adjusted61
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Wettolsheim · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil
2.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil
85.5 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haut-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the eight collèges within 5 km, 1.9 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Wettolsheim is 96.2%, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Vocational results within 5 km: 91% passed the bac pro, of 312 candidates at 4 lycées. The closest collège is 1.5 mi off.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Wettolsheim has fewer young adults than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2% are 15 to 24
31% of residents are 65 or over, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Children under 15 make up 14% of residents. Among adults, 42% have a degree.
52.1median age
WettolsheimHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education42%
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%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument in Wettolsheim, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Wettolsheim is Ruines du château de Hagueneck. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up nearly a tenth of the total, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Wettolsheim
Is Wettolsheim safe?
Wettolsheim has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 6.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Wettolsheim good?
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 97% of 311 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Camille Sée in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Wettolsheim
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Wettolsheim is a commune of 1,784 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Colmar Agglomération. 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.
