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Colmar
Large city · 68000 · Grand Est
👥 Population
66 970
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
€
📈 0% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
None %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 16.2 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good
Colmar — Score 65/100.
65
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life88
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety48
⚡ Energy rating63
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
89.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
4.5 %
🚪 Vacant homes
5.8 %
🏢 Apartments
82.4 %
16.9 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B1
Moderate tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
9 656
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
33.800 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
108.020 %
🏘️ Housing tax
26.580 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
7.300 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
54.93 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
66 970
2023
📐 Area
66.50 km²
1007 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 120 €
📊 Median age
41.2 yrs
35.8% under 30
💼 Activity rate
75.0 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
15.4 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
21.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
16 429
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1 458
+26.0% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1 157
💼 Economic density
245
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Colmar Saint-Joseph
À 4.82 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Colmar
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Colmar Agglomération
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
4
🏫 Middle schools
7
🎓 High schools
4
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE SAINT ARE | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +2.0 |
| LYCEE CAMILLE SEE | public | 97.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE BARTHOLDI | public | 96.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE BLAISE PASCAL (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 94.0 % | — | -2.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
90.5 %
Average pass rate · 9 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE INSTITUT DE L ASSOMPTION | privé sous contrat | 128.8 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE INSTITUTION SAINT JEAN | privé sous contrat | 116.0 |
| COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO | public | 112.4 |
| COLLEGE EPISCOPAL SAINT ANDRE | privé sous contrat | 108.3 |
| COLLEGE HECTOR BERLIOZ | public | 102.7 |
| COLLEGE PFEFFEL | public | 76.7 |
| COLLEGE MOLIERE | public | 64.9 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
8
💊 Pharmacies
20
🔬 Laboratories
11
🏥 Établissements de santé
159
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
4
💊 Pharmacies
20
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1279
📋 Commerce
604
📋 Enseignement
64
🏥 Sante
798
🚆 Transport
27
⚽ Sport
122
🎭 Culture
73
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 9 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 6 | Service des impôts des entreprises (SIE) - Colmar, Point info famille - Colmar, Centre d'information et d'orientation (CIO) - Colmar |
| 🏢 Collectivité locale | 1 | Laboratoire départemental d'analyses - Haut-Rhin |
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 1 | Secrétariat général commun départemental - Haut-Rhin |
| 📋 Service déconcentré | 1 | Direction départementale des finances publiques (DDFIP) - Haut-Rhin |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 1 180 | 17.60 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +141 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 734 | 11.00 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +53 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 358 | 5.30 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | -16 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 356 | 5.30 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +32 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 338 | 5.00 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +19 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 285 | 4.30 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -49 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 184 | 2.70 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -48 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 159 | 2.40 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 145 | 2.20 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -71 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 136 | 3.70 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -51 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 128 | 1.90 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols de véhicule | 102 | 1.50 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | -38 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 40 | 0.60 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -84 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 29 | 0.40 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | -60 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
748 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.9 %
B
6.4 %
C
18.7 %
18.7 %
D
31.0 %
31.0 %
E
26.7 %
26.7 %
F
11.9 %
11.9 %
G
4.3 %
16.2 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 58 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| collégiale | 13e siècle;14e siècle;15e siècle;16e siècle |
| immeuble | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| hôtel de ville | 4e quart 18e siècle |
| monument | 3e quart 19e siècle |
| immeuble | 1ère moitié 20e siècle |
| maison | 1er quart 17e siècle |
| maison | 1ère moitié 17e siècle |
| maison | 1ère moitié 17e siècle;3e quart 19e siècle |
| maison | 3e quart 17e siècle |
| bureau de douane | 4e quart 15e siècle;16e siècle;18e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 6 risks identified
Mouvement de terrain
Par remontées de nappes naturelles
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 30 710 analyses · COLMARIENNE DES EAUX
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
30 710
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
134
⚡ Charge points
891
🚀 Incl. fast charging
96
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houssen | 3.0 km | 67/100 | 2 323 |
| Horbourg-Wihr | 3.4 km | 60/100 | 6 199 |
| Porte du Ried | 2.8 km | 46/100 | 1 971 |
| Bischwihr | 3.6 km | 63/100 | 1 202 |
| Ostheim | 4.7 km | 51/100 | 1 651 |
| Wickerschwihr | 3.4 km | 52/100 | 742 |
| Bennwihr | 5.1 km | 57/100 | 1 326 |
| Fortschwihr | 5.4 km | 54/100 | 1 198 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Colmar
Is Colmar a good real estate investment? ▶
Colmar has a ScorCity score of 65/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Colmar? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Colmar is D.
What are the natural risks in Colmar? ▶
6 risks are identified in Colmar: Mouvement de terrain, Par remontées de nappes naturelles, Tassements différentiels.