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WuenheimHaut-Rhin

The town has 768 residents and lies in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Wuenheim a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Wuenheim has none. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Wuenheim stand out

The one thing Wuenheim does most differently from other towns.

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Champ de bataille de l'Hartmannswillerkopf dans la forêt communale
Champ de bataille de l'Hartmannswillerkopf dans la forêt communale · Classé · Photo: Florival fr · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wuenheim’s story

Wuenheim in pictures

Wuenheim has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1921First protected: Champ de bataille de l'Hartmannswillerkopf dans la forêt co…
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Nearby attractions

Poste Chevassus and 36 more in and around Wuenheim

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Wuenheim. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wuenheim.

Who lives here

Wuenheim has fewer young adults than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 7% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up 30% of the town. The age that splits Wuenheim in two is 51.6.

51.6median age
WuenheimHaut-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Wuenheim
WuenheimHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–247%10%11%
25–4421%24%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+30%22%22%
No diploma14%18%19%
CAP or BEP35%29%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education31%31%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Wuenheim: 15% were built before 1919, more than in both Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Wuenheim is Champ de bataille de l'Hartmannswillerkopf dans la forêt communale.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
1921
first monument protected
15%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Wuenheim, 4.7%, runs below Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

3.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Per resident in work, Wuenheim counts 0.3 jobs (100 jobs, 350 workers). The median disposable income was €31,410 a year per consumption unit, above both Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690) and compared French towns (€25,970).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Wuenheim, 0.3 per working resident
4.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 4.6 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Vocational results within 5 km: 91% passed the bac pro, of 154 candidates at 2 lycées. Collège pupils travel 0.6 mi to the nearest one.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Wuenheim95.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Wuenheim95.1%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Robert BeltzNearest collègeCollègeCollège10293%±0 pts
Lycée polyvalent Joseph StorckNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée3897%
Lycée polyvalent Théodore DeckBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée3985%+7 pts

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96%
passed the general and technological bac, −1.3 pts against the expected rate
91%
passed the vocational bac, +4.8 pts against the expected rate
95.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4.6 pts against the expected rate
0.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Wuenheim than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.29/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

€11.29/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Wuenheim€11.29/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€11.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.79 to €14.50/m² a month)
€11.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Wuenheim

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Landmarks

Wuenheim has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Champ de bataille de l'Hartmannswillerkopf dans la forêt communale: Photo: Florival fr · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Wuenheim

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Wuenheim yet.

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Wuenheim’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haut-Rhin →
Soultz-Haut-RhinGuebwillerIssenheimBollwillerBuhlStaffelfeldenSoultz-Haut-RhinGuebwillerIssenheimBollwillerBuhlStaffelfeldenWuenheim
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Wuenheim768—————
Soultz-Haut-Rhin7,0121.1AB+A−C
Guebwiller11,2432.3C+BC−C−
Issenheim3,5022.6AC+A+B−
Bollwiller4,1842.7A−C−AB+
Buhl3,1003.7AA−AC
Staffelfelden4,0724.1CCA+D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Wuenheim

Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est

Wuenheim is a commune of 768 people in the Communauté de communes de la Région de Guebwiller. 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

Population
768 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Région de Guebwiller
Département
Haut-Rhin (68)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.2 km²)
INSEE code
68381

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.