Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 10,645 residents and lies in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest subject is safety: an average of 8.5 recorded violent incidents and 9.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Put together, the subjects come to a C+ overall, ranking #37 of 45 in Haut-Rhin. Nationally, it does better than 37% of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023.
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 Wittelsheim 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.
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Wittelsheim has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1998.
2.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wittelsheim.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Wittelsheim can choose among 3 GPs. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 104 per 100 expected, above both Haut-Rhin’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 989 residents of Wittelsheim died, against 887 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% more. Women in Haut-Rhin live to 85.5 on average and men to 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Police and gendarmerie recorded 183 offenses in Wittelsheim in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.6% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €12.26/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.
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.
Industrial sites, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Protection here reaches back to the 20th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 2.1% of the total, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (5.8%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town. The middle age in Wittelsheim is 43.4. 17% are under 15, in line with Haut-Rhin’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Wittelsheim | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 85% passed the bac pro, of 173 candidates at 2 lycées. Its schools’ results rank #32 of 51 in Haut-Rhin.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MermozNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 60 | 83%−2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Amélie ZurcherNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 122 | 93%±0 pts |
| Collège René CassinBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 163 | 91%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The unemployment rate comes to 11.8%. Per resident in work, Wittelsheim counts 0.7 jobs (3,400 jobs, 4,600 workers). At the census, 4.4% of working residents in Wittelsheim went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Wittelsheim. Best known first.
Wittelsheim has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
4 notable people were born in Wittelsheim.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wittelsheim | 10,645 | — | C+ | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Staffelfelden | 4,072 | 2 | C | C | A+ | D |
| Richwiller | 3,905 | 2.2 | B | C− | A+ | B |
| Cernay | 12,057 | 2.9 | B− | B− | B− | D− |
| Lutterbach | 6,851 | 3.5 | C | C− | C− | A− |
| Pfastatt | 10,314 | 3.7 | C | C− | A− | C |
| Pulversheim | 3,069 | 4 | — | C− | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #25 of 45 in Haut-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 59 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 58% of compared French towns and #32 of 51 in Haut-Rhin. 93% of 122 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Amélie Zurcher in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Wittelsheim is a commune of 10,645 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Mulhouse Alsace 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
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.