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Walbach
Rural municipality · 68230 · Grand Est
👥 Population
936
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
€
📈 0% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
None %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Walbach — Score 52/100.
52
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life50
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability50
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating50
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
90.5 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.8 %
🚪 Vacant homes
5.6 %
🏢 Apartments
12.4 %
87.4 % 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.
C
Relaxed market
⚖️ 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
8
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.
28.620 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
131.620 %
🏘️ Housing tax
20.950 %
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
0.28 %
🏢 CFE
25.00 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
936
2023
📐 Area
5.54 km²
169 inh/km²
💶 Median income
29 180 €
📊 Median age
52.4 yrs
22.9% under 30
💼 Activity rate
75.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
5.6 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
158
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
15
+15.4% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
13
💼 Economic density
169
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Walbach
À 2.33 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
Suburban crown
🏛️ 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
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
13
📋 Commerce
1
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
3
⚽ Sport
4
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 1 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| château | 15e siècle;1ère moitié 16e siècle;17e siècle;18e s |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 8 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Rupture de barrage
Tassements différentiels
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Inondation
Séisme
Par ruissellement et coulée de boue
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 7 729 analyses · COLMARIENNE DES EAUX
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
7 729
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wihr-au-Val | 1.5 km | 53/100 | 1 195 |
| Zimmerbach | 1.6 km | 58/100 | 824 |
| Soultzbach-les-Bains | 4.6 km | 60/100 | 731 |
| Gunsbach | 3.2 km | 48/100 | 856 |
| Labaroche | 4.8 km | 60/100 | 2 231 |
| Turckheim | 3.7 km | 53/100 | 4 139 |
| Griesbach-au-Val | 5.3 km | 56/100 | 678 |
| Niedermorschwihr | 5.2 km | 54/100 | 537 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Walbach
Is Walbach a good real estate investment? ▶
Walbach has a ScorCity score of 52/100, making it a moderate investment.
What are the natural risks in Walbach? ▶
8 risks are identified in Walbach: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Rupture de barrage, Tassements différentiels.