Press kit · department 68

Haut-Rhin.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Habsheim	Small cities	5,061	1 / 22	4 / 1747
Horbourg-Wihr	Small cities	6,247	2 / 22	110 / 1747
Soultz-Haut-Rhin	Small cities	7,019	3 / 22	162 / 1747
Wittelsheim	Small cities	10,364	4 / 22	231 / 1747
Kembs	Small cities	5,694	5 / 22	241 / 1747
Pfastatt	Small cities	10,275	6 / 22	260 / 1747
Blotzheim	Small cities	5,077	7 / 22	360 / 1747
Rixheim	Small cities	14,125	8 / 22	391 / 1747
Riedisheim	Small cities	12,154	9 / 22	564 / 1747
Huningue	Small cities	7,410	10 / 22	644 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Sausheim	Small cities	5,597	22 / 22	1519 / 1747
Mulhouse	Large cities	104,924	1 / 1	41 / 53
Lutterbach	Small cities	6,755	21 / 22	1313 / 1747
Guebwiller	Small cities	11,090	20 / 22	1185 / 1747
Thann	Small cities	7,769	19 / 22	1097 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Altkirch	Small cities	5,575	1 / 22	532 / 1747
Cernay	Small cities	11,737	2 / 22	905 / 1747
Brunstatt-Didenheim	Small cities	8,176	3 / 22	915 / 1747
Lutterbach	Small cities	6,755	4 / 22	918 / 1747
Soultz-Haut-Rhin	Small cities	7,019	5 / 22	983 / 1747
Mulhouse	Large cities	104,924	1 / 1	32 / 53
Pfastatt	Small cities	10,275	6 / 22	1095 / 1747
Ensisheim	Small cities	7,362	7 / 22	1099 / 1747
Kembs	Small cities	5,694	8 / 22	1107 / 1747
Wittelsheim	Small cities	10,364	9 / 22	1144 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Wintzenheim	Small cities	8,045	22 / 22	1556 / 1747
Colmar	Mid-size cities	67,360	2 / 2	365 / 470
Wittenheim	Small cities	15,491	21 / 22	1345 / 1747
Guebwiller	Small cities	11,090	20 / 22	1344 / 1747
Blotzheim	Small cities	5,077	19 / 22	1314 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Altkirch	Small cities	5,575	1 / 22	537 / 1747
Brunstatt-Didenheim	Small cities	8,176	2 / 22	649 / 1747
Lutterbach	Small cities	6,755	3 / 22	665 / 1747
Cernay	Small cities	11,737	4 / 22	725 / 1747
Thann	Small cities	7,769	5 / 22	738 / 1747
Pfastatt	Small cities	10,275	6 / 22	755 / 1747
Guebwiller	Small cities	11,090	7 / 22	850 / 1747
Illzach	Small cities	15,115	8 / 22	851 / 1747
Riedisheim	Small cities	12,154	9 / 22	914 / 1747
Rixheim	Small cities	14,125	10 / 22	963 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Saint-Louis	Mid-size cities	22,530	2 / 2	461 / 470
Habsheim	Small cities	5,061	22 / 22	1704 / 1747
Kembs	Small cities	5,694	21 / 22	1682 / 1747
Wittenheim	Small cities	15,491	20 / 22	1678 / 1747
Huningue	Small cities	7,410	19 / 22	1672 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Altkirch	Small cities	5,575	1 / 22	184 / 1747
Wittelsheim	Small cities	10,364	2 / 22	330 / 1747
Soultz-Haut-Rhin	Small cities	7,019	3 / 22	403 / 1747
Brunstatt-Didenheim	Small cities	8,176	4 / 22	499 / 1747
Habsheim	Small cities	5,061	5 / 22	522 / 1747
Wintzenheim	Small cities	8,045	6 / 22	585 / 1747
Colmar	Mid-size cities	67,360	1 / 2	167 / 470
Cernay	Small cities	11,737	7 / 22	723 / 1747
Blotzheim	Small cities	5,077	8 / 22	731 / 1747
Wittenheim	Small cities	15,491	9 / 22	783 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Saint-Louis	Mid-size cities	22,530	1 / 2	33 / 470
Huningue	Small cities	7,410	1 / 22	271 / 1747
Wintzenheim	Small cities	8,045	2 / 22	439 / 1747
Horbourg-Wihr	Small cities	6,247	3 / 22	541 / 1747
Wittenheim	Small cities	15,491	4 / 22	587 / 1747
Colmar	Mid-size cities	67,360	2 / 2	184 / 470
Habsheim	Small cities	5,061	5 / 22	778 / 1747
Pfastatt	Small cities	10,275	6 / 22	846 / 1747
Guebwiller	Small cities	11,090	7 / 22	847 / 1747
Brunstatt-Didenheim	Small cities	8,176	8 / 22	859 / 1747

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Soultz-Haut-Rhin	Small cities	7,019	1 / 22	355 / 1747
Brunstatt-Didenheim	Small cities	8,176	2 / 22	417 / 1747
Sausheim	Small cities	5,597	3 / 22	478 / 1747
Cernay	Small cities	11,737	4 / 22	528 / 1747
Colmar	Mid-size cities	67,360	1 / 2	144 / 470
Rixheim	Small cities	14,125	5 / 22	644 / 1747
Horbourg-Wihr	Small cities	6,247	6 / 22	669 / 1747
Wittelsheim	Small cities	10,364	7 / 22	670 / 1747
Altkirch	Small cities	5,575	8 / 22	732 / 1747
Saint-Louis	Mid-size cities	22,530	2 / 2	209 / 470

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Huningue	Small cities	7,410	22 / 22	1456 / 1747
Wittenheim	Small cities	15,491	21 / 22	1208 / 1747
Riedisheim	Small cities	12,154	20 / 22	1137 / 1747
Thann	Small cities	7,769	19 / 22	1118 / 1747
Ensisheim	Small cities	7,362	18 / 22	1100 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Sausheim	Small cities	5,597	1 / 22	19 / 1747
Huningue	Small cities	7,410	2 / 22	25 / 1747
Colmar	Mid-size cities	67,360	1 / 2	7 / 470
Blotzheim	Small cities	5,077	3 / 22	35 / 1747
Habsheim	Small cities	5,061	4 / 22	47 / 1747
Wintzenheim	Small cities	8,045	5 / 22	68 / 1747
Brunstatt-Didenheim	Small cities	8,176	6 / 22	85 / 1747
Illzach	Small cities	15,115	7 / 22	116 / 1747
Kembs	Small cities	5,694	8 / 22	169 / 1747
Horbourg-Wihr	Small cities	6,247	9 / 22	170 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Lutterbach	Small cities	6,755	22 / 22	1577 / 1747
Soultz-Haut-Rhin	Small cities	7,019	21 / 22	1523 / 1747
Wittelsheim	Small cities	10,364	20 / 22	1439 / 1747
Wittenheim	Small cities	15,491	19 / 22	1360 / 1747
Guebwiller	Small cities	11,090	18 / 22	1078 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Kembs	Small cities	5,694	1 / 22	70 / 1747
Soultz-Haut-Rhin	Small cities	7,019	2 / 22	84 / 1747
Wintzenheim	Small cities	8,045	3 / 22	91 / 1747
Lutterbach	Small cities	6,755	4 / 22	160 / 1747
Wittelsheim	Small cities	10,364	5 / 22	198 / 1747
Ensisheim	Small cities	7,362	6 / 22	228 / 1747
Colmar	Mid-size cities	67,360	1 / 2	70 / 470
Thann	Small cities	7,769	7 / 22	305 / 1747
Habsheim	Small cities	5,061	8 / 22	316 / 1747
Guebwiller	Small cities	11,090	9 / 22	395 / 1747

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

Sources, data years and weightings: About page. A question, a figure that looks wrong to you, a request for a custom breakdown — contact@lagrandecarte.fr.