Dept 68 Rank #47 / 96
Haut-Rhin
Grand Est · Nearest city: Mulhouse → Strasbourg (~35 min)
🚄 TGV
Grand Ballon summit, Vosges forests, Alsace vineyards terraces
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Haut-Rhin pairs good rail links, Vosges scenery and low hazard exposure with cold winters and damp weather as its softer spots. Le Haut-Rhin associe de bonnes liaisons ferroviaires, les paysages des Vosges et une faible exposition aux risques, avec des hivers froids et un temps humide comme points faibles.
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Climate
Sunshine
1,934h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Sunny days
152/yr
days >50% sunlit
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Rain days
121/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 more rain days each year.
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Annual rainfall
709mm/yr
total volume
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Heavy rain
4/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
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Torrential
0/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
23/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer hot days each year.
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Winter mildness
2/10
0.4 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
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Wind
2.6m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Muggy days
6/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 more muggy days each year.
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Avg max temperature · °C
6
J
8
F
12
M
15
A
19
M
22
J
25
J
25
A
20
S
16
O
10
N
7
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+2 days · +2 so far
Tropical nights ~+12 nights · +1 so far
Frost days ~-27 days · -13 so far
Dry-soil days ~+23 days
Landscape
Landscape score
6/10
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Max elevation
1,423m
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Forest cover
43.9%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Grand Ballon summit, Vosges forests, Alsace vineyards terraces
Identity
Haut-Rhin is the birthplace of Albert Schweitzer (médecin).
Notable figures born here
Albert Schweitzer — médecinLéon IX — écrivainAlfred Kastler — physicienAlfred Werner — chimisteAlfred Dreyfus — officierWilliam Wyler — réalisateurJean-Henri Lambert — physicienAuguste Bartholdi — artiste peintreMonique Wittig — philosophePhilipp Jacob Spener — missionnaire
Terroir & appellations
Haut-Rhin lies within protected appellation areas, including Munster, Alsace Bergheim, Alsace Rodern.
MunsterAlsace BergheimAlsace RodernAlsace Saint-HippolyteAlsace Vallée NobleAlsace Val Saint GrégoireAlsace suivi d’un nom de lieu-ditAlsace Côte de RouffachAlsace Coteaux du Haut KoenigsbourgAlsace grand cru Altenberg de BergbietenAlsace grand cru Altenberg de BergheimAlsace grand cru Altenberg de Wolxheim
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (1)
- Auguste Bartholdi
- Albert Schweitzer
- Parc de Schoppenwihr
- Parc de Wesserling
- Parc de la Marseillaise
- Jardin du Temps
- +2 more
Station classée de tourisme (6)
Risks
Safety score
8/10
Flood risk
Moderate
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
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Fire risk
Very low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
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Seismic exposure
Very high
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
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Major risks present
⚛ Nuclear nearby Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Earthquake Very high 100% p80 of 96
Ground movement Very high 99.7% p79 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very high 99.7% p84 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport High 67.2% p69 of 96
Flooding Moderate 55.2% p56 of 96
Dam failure Low 24.9% p80 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 5.5% p65 of 96
Nuclear Very low 4.1% p79 of 96
Transport
Transport
9/10
2.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
2
A35 · A36
Work locally
24.9%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Mulhouse → Strasbourg (~35 min)
✈ Airport
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) · ~34 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
2.5h direct
🛣 Highways
A35, A36
Services
Healthcare
6/10
APL 3.5
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Schools
6/10
Brevet 88%
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Fiber coverage
93%
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Intl schools
3schools
International programmes available
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People
Population
776,330
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Density
220/km²
Urban
+173% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
+0.1%/yr
-0.1 pts vs median · p39
Median income
$27,900
standard of living · $/yr
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Poverty rate
13.7%
below 60% of median living standard
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Unemployment
11.6%
active population out of work
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Tourism
1 bed per 39 residents
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Age distribution · % of population
0-14
18%
15-24
14%
25-39
15%
40-54
14%
55-69
18%
70+
21%
Office professionals
15.1%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
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Remote work
3.6%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
15.1%
At-home trades
Farmers
0.8%
Artisans & shopkeepers
5.5%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
27.1%
Clerical & service staff
26.2%
Manual workers
25.3%
Real estate
Median
$2,390/m²
$1,550 $3,710
House $2,620 Apt $2,390
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
33.8%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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