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Population 2,561: a town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
Zillisheim is easy to get around without a car: 58% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its lowest grade is for cost of living: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 39% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for schools, B for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Zillisheim has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Zillisheim does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Zillisheim 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.
Zillisheim has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Zillisheim has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Zillisheim.
Jobs located in Zillisheim: 350, for 1,100 residents in work (0.3 each). The jobless rate is 8.8%. At the census, 10.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Haut-Rhin: 85.5 years for women, 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 233 residents of Zillisheim died, against 279 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 17% fewer. 5 GPs practise locally.
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 step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
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
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town. Typical age in Zillisheim: 50.6, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Zillisheim | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Zillisheim is Plate-forme et constructions attenantes de la pièce 380. The oldest protected building goes back to the 20th century. 6.4% of its homes were built before 1919, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (5.8%) but below compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Zillisheim is 94.5%, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. On school results, the town ranks #34 of 51 in Haut-Rhin.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé épiscopal PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 182 | 99%+3 pts |
| Lycée privé épiscopal PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 165 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège Jean MacéBest against expectations: 12 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 120 | 82%+12 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Zillisheim has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Zillisheim 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zillisheim | 2,561 | — | — | C+ | — | B |
| Brunstatt-Didenheim | 8,259 | 2 | B− | D | B | C+ |
| Morschwiller-le-Bas | 3,694 | 3.1 | B− | C− | B+ | B |
| Mulhouse | 104,978 | 4.1 | D− | C | D− | D |
| Lutterbach | 6,851 | 4.4 | C | C− | C− | A− |
| Riedisheim | 12,200 | 4.7 | B | D | B+ | A− |
| Pfastatt | 10,314 | 5 | C | C− | A− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Zillisheim has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns and #34 of 51 in Haut-Rhin. The lycée stands out: 100% of 165 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé épiscopal 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.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Zillisheim is a commune of 2,561 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.