Wintzenheim does the important things well, at a cost. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A): 88% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its schools beat most: bac results 1.2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.9 points above the expected rate. Homes are dear (C−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 44% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. All told, that adds up to an A− overall, better than 77% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #23 of 45 in Haut-Rhin. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety and B for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Wintzenheim 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 Wintzenheim.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
On foot, Wintzenheim works better than 89% of compared French towns
Per resident in work, Wintzenheim counts 0.7 jobs (2,350 jobs, 3,300 workers). Bus, tram or train carried 5.8% of working residents in Wintzenheim to work at the census. The unemployment rate comes to 9.7%.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
Bicycle7%
Public transport6%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,350
jobs based in Wintzenheim, 0.7 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Wintzenheim than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €13.76/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €11.76/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.
€13.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Wintzenheim€13.76/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€13.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.16 to €16.97/m² a month)
€11.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,540
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Colmar Agglomération
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Wintzenheim is rich in protected monuments: 8.7 per 10,000 residents, more than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Wintzenheim counts 7 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 5 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Gîte d'étape romain. The protected list starts in Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
Bac results near Wintzenheim run high: 96.2% passed, above Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 4 vocational lycées within 5 km, 91% of 312 candidates passed the bac pro. Ranked by results, schools here are #14 of 51 in Haut-Rhin. The brevet pass rate near Wintzenheim is 89.0%, near both Haut-Rhin’s towns (88.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Wintzenheim loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 81 per 100 expected, below Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
806 deaths in Wintzenheim between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 920: 12% below. In Haut-Rhin, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: this Haut-Rhin town has 11 family doctors.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Wintzenheim · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil
1.6 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
Crime per resident in Wintzenheim is lower than in 63% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Wintzenheim, criminal damage came up most often (2025). 2025 saw 179 offenses recorded here. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 7.4 cases of violence against people and 11.2 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
7.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage53
Burglary32
Sexual violence27
Family violence24
Other physical violence21
Theft from vehicles17
Vehicle theft5
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence44
Drug use34
Fraud33
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
7.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
179
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
An older town: 26% of people in Wintzenheim are 65 or over, more than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns
Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Wintzenheim by age and the one in the middle is 46. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.
46median age
WintzenheimHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Ruines du château de Pflixbourg: Photo: Andrew Warrington · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ferme Saint-Gilles: Photo: éditeur : Jacques Rothmuller · Public domain · Chapelle Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus, dite chapelle Herzog, à Logelbach: Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Wintzenheim
Is Wintzenheim safe?
It grades B for safety, #27 of 45 in Haut-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 32 burglaries and 53 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Wintzenheim good?
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns and #14 of 51 in Haut-Rhin. 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 Wintzenheim
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Wintzenheim is a commune of 8,059 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.
