Municipality profile · department 67
The municipality has 177 inhabitants, a change of +7.9% ; median living standard there reaches €28,620 a year.
Public data cross-referenced (DGFiP, INSEE, ADEME), recorded on October 4, 2026.
| Property type | Median rent (€/m²) | Range (€/m²) |
|---|---|---|
| Flats, all sizes | 9.4 | 7.5 – 11.9 |
| Flats with 1-2 rooms | 11.6 | 9.1 – 14.8 |
| Flats with 3 or more rooms | 8.3 | 6.7 – 10.4 |
| Houses | 11.7 | 9.0 – 15.4 |
How to read this table. This is a predicted advertised rent, including service charges, per square metre per month — not the rent signed in the lease. The range brackets the estimate: most listings in the municipality fall within it. These estimates are recalculated every year with a new model, so two releases cannot be compared with each other.
Estimations ANIL, à partir des données du Groupe SeLoger et de leboncoin · Rent map 2025
Breakdown of homes in Windstein by energy performance certificate (EPC) band. Since the loi Climat & Résilience (Climate and Resilience Act), it is this band that determines whether a home may be let.
Breakdown of energy performance certificates in Windstein
16 homes surveyed. 6.3% of the surveyed housing stock is rated F or G — that is 1 homes already affected, or about to be, by the letting ban. Including band E, targeted for 2034, the share rises to 50.0%.
2021 loi Climat & Résilience (Climate and Resilience Act) — applies to new leases.
Source: ADEME, energy performance certificate database · recorded on October 4, 2026
Why this breakdown matters. A dwelling rated G can no longer be let under a new lease since 1st January 2025; F will follow in 2028 and E in 2034. A commune whose stock is largely rated F or G therefore faces a wall of renovation work, or an exit from the rental market.
Note: these figures cover surveyed homes, not the entire stock. A survey is only required on sale or letting, so homes occupied for a long time are under-represented.
Windstein has 123 dwellings at the 2023 census, of which 67.2% are main residences; the rest is split between second homes and vacant dwellings.
What are dwellings used for?
Source: INSEE, census
Who lives in main residences?
Source: INSEE, census
Between 2012 and 2023, the housing stock grew by +8.7% while the population changed by +1.7%: homes are being built faster than the commune gains residents, a sign of smaller households, second homes or rising vacancy.
| Dwellings (2023) | 123 |
|---|---|
| Households | 83 |
| Windstein | Bas-Rhin | Grand Est | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main residences2023 | 63.8%−18.6 pts vs France | 88.8% | 86.8% | 82.4% |
| Second homes2023 | 25.5%+15.7 pts vs France | 3.3% | 4.0% | 9.8% |
| Vacant dwellings2023 | 10.7%+2.9 pts vs France | 7.9% | 9.2% | 7.8% |
| Residents who own their home | 74.9%+14.1 pts vs France | 59.5% | 62.2% | 60.8% |
| Tenant residents | 18.8%−18.6 pts vs France | 38.5% | 35.9% | 37.4% |
Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.
Dwellings authorised for construction in Windstein
| Year | Flats (multi-dwelling buildings) | Detached houses | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026* | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Source: Sit@del, ministry responsible for housing · recorded on October 4, 2026
Sources: INSEE (census), Sit@del · recorded on October 4, 2026
| Population | 177 |
|---|---|
| Households | 83 |
| People per household | 2.13 |
Change in the population of Windstein
Between 2012 and 2023, the population changed by +1.7%.
Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 4, 2026
Age breakdown
Source: INSEE
What do people aged 15 and over do?
Source: INSEE
| Windstein | Bas-Rhin | Grand Est | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population trend2012-2023 | +1.7%−2.7 pts vs France | +5.4% | +0.3% | +4.4% |
| Median age2023 | 52.7 years+10.2 yrs vs France | 41.7 years | 43.3 years | 42.5 years |
| Share aged under 252023 | 23.1%−5.7 pts vs France | 28.9% | 28.1% | 28.8% |
| Share aged 65 and over2023 | 23.1%+1.8 pt vs France | 19.7% | 21.6% | 21.3% |
| People per household2023 | 2.1≈ France | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.
Why the number of people per household matters. A household is everyone who shares the same dwelling. The fewer people it has, the more demand shifts towards small homes — studios and one-bedroom flats, sought by people living alone, students and retirees; the more it has, the more demand shifts towards family homes with three or more rooms.
In Windstein, a household has 2.13 people on average, the same as in France (2.17).
Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 4, 2026
| Windstein | Bas-Rhin | Grand Est | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median living standard (per year)2023 | €28,620+10% vs France | €26,890 | €25,850 | €25,920 |
| Unemployment rate (aged 15-64)2023 | 5.8%−5.2 pts vs France | 10.1% | 11.3% | 11.0% |
| Activity rate (aged 15-64)2023 | 80.4%+4.7 pts vs France | 76.3% | 75.3% | 75.7% |
| Share of retired people (aged 15 and over)2023 | 31.3%+3.2 pts vs France | 26.2% | 28.6% | 28.1% |
| Share of pupils and students (aged 15 and over)2023 | 1.4%−6.2 pts vs France | 8.1% | 7.2% | 7.6% |
Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.
How to read these figures. The standard of living is a household's disposable income (salaries, pensions and benefits, after tax) divided by its number of consumption units: the first adult counts as 1, other people aged 14 or over as 0.5, and each child as 0.3. It allows a single person and a family to be compared.
The poverty rate is the share of residents whose standard of living is below 60% of the national median. INSEE does not publish it for small communes, for reasons of statistical confidentiality: its absence is not a zero.
The unemployment rate here is the census one: people who declare themselves without work and looking for it, among the economically active aged 15 to 64. It is higher than INSEE's quarterly rate, which follows a stricter international definition.
Sources: INSEE (census, Filosofi) · recorded on October 4, 2026
Number of businesses located in Windstein
20 businesses in 2024, compared with 13 in 2014: +53.8% over the period.
| Year | Businesses |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 13 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 20 |
Source: INSEE, business demography information system · recorded on October 4, 2026
| Windstein | Bas-Rhin | Grand Est | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of businesses2024 | 20 | 107,442 | 425,315 | 6,437,729 |
| Change in the number of businesses2019-2024 | +33.3%+8.3 pts vs France | +25.0% | +23.2% | +25.0% |
| Businesses per 1,000 inhabitants2024 | 113.0+16% vs France | 92.3 | 76.4 | 97.3 |
Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.
In what form do businesses operate?
Sources: INSEE (SIRENE register), INPI (national business register) · recorded on October 4, 2026
Registrations and insolvency proceedings
* current year, incomplete
From 2021 to 2025, 375 registrations for 183 insolvency proceedings.
| Year | Registrations | Insolvency proceedings |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 99 | 56 |
| 2022 | 81 | 33 |
| 2023 | 60 | 29 |
| 2024 | 78 | 23 |
| 2025 | 57 | 42 |
| 2026* | 65 | 34 |
Source: BODACC, official bulletin of civil and commercial announcements · recorded on October 4, 2026
Sources: INSEE, BODACC · recorded on October 4, 2026
In 2024, the overall property tax rate on built properties is 24.90% in Windstein.
| Rate voted by the commune | 22.40% |
|---|---|
| Intercommunal body, syndicates and special taxes | 2.50% |
| Overall rate on built properties (total) | 24.90% |
| Overall rate on undeveloped land | 138.68% |
A dwelling with a cadastral rental value of €3,000 has a tax base of €1,500: the law sets it at half the rental value. In Windstein, its property tax (taxe foncière) is €1,500 × 24.90% = €374 a year.
These amounts are before the collection charges retained by the State. Your property's rental value is shown on your property tax (taxe foncière) notice.
| Year | Communal rate | Overall rate on built properties | Household waste |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22.40% | 24.31% | — |
| 2022 | 22.40% | 24.34% | — |
| 2023 | 22.40% | 24.48% | — |
| 2024 | 22.40% | 24.90% | — |
Between 2021 and 2024, the overall rate changed by +0.59 point.
How to read these rates. Property tax (taxe foncière) is calculated by multiplying the property's tax base by the overall rate: this is the figure to compare between communes, not the communal rate alone. Since 2021, départements no longer collect property tax on buildings; their former share is included in the communal rate.
A high rate does not mean a high tax. The cadastral rental value is not the market rent: it is an administrative estimate based on 1970 rents, revalued each year by a national coefficient. In a town with old, low rental values, a 50% rate can cost less than a 25% rate elsewhere.
Source: DGFiP, local taxation for individuals (2024 scale) · recorded on October 4, 2026
Connectable means that optical fibre reaches the building or the street and a subscription can be taken out, not that the dwelling is already subscribed.
Source: ARCEP, fibre rollout · situation as at June 2026
The risks identified by the State in the territory of Windstein, what they mean, and what they change for a property.
Moderatelevel 3 out of 5
France is divided into five seismicity zones, from 1 (very low) to 5 (high, in the Antilles).
For a property: From zone 3, new houses must comply with earthquake-resistant building rules. For an older property, no upgrading is required.
Significant potentiallevel 3 out of 3
Radon is a natural radioactive gas that rises from granitic and volcanic soils and can build up in poorly ventilated rooms, especially on ground floors and in basements.
For a property: At this level, the seller or landlord must inform the buyer or tenant. Good ventilation and a sealed ground floor are usually enough to reduce exposure.
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Former quarries, cellars, galleries or military works recorded beneath the commune.
For a property: A cavity can cause localised subsidence or collapse of the ground. Before buying, check whether the plot is close to a known cavity.
Installations and cavities recorded in Windstein
Outline of the commune, north at the top.
Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 4, 2026
A prevention plan is not a bad sign in itself. It shows that the risk is mapped and regulated; it is its absence for a known hazard that should raise questions.
This page describes the commune, not an address. Before a sale or a letting, the seller or landlord must provide a risk statement drawn up for the property. You can obtain one free of charge for any address at georisques.gouv.fr.
Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 4, 2026