Cité-jardin Ungemach, Garden city in Wacken neighborhood, Strasbourg, France

Cité-jardin Ungemach is a residential garden city with approximately 140 individual houses distributed across 12 hectares in northern Strasbourg. Each residence includes a private garden and was built following uniform design principles with pink or cream-colored facades and sloped roofs.

The garden city was founded in the early 1920s by industrialist Charles-Leon Ungemach as a housing project for young families seeking affordable quality accommodations. This development reflected a broader movement to create social housing following progressive design ideas.

The name comes from Charles-Léon Ungemach, the industrialist who funded the estate. The 356-article rules once governed daily life, and a yearly surprise inspection of the home could lead to eviction. Since the 1980s Habitation moderne has managed the estate under social-housing rules.

The residential area is accessible by tram lines B and E at Wacken station, which connects to central Strasbourg. Walking through the streets allows visitors to appreciate the details of the houses and gardens at their own pace.

The foundation's allocation rules, applied until the 1980s, scored couples by points: 20 per child, divided by years of marriage, with a home visit rated 1 to 10 for order and cleanliness. A mother declaring a job could be refused, and families with fewer than three children had to leave.