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A town of 1,473 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
Bernardswiller has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 41% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is schools (A−): bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 2.7 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bernardswiller with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Bernardswiller, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1934.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Bernardswiller. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la Folie Marco4.6 km south, in Barr
MuseumHôtel Marco4.6 km south, in BarrAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Hohenbourg4.5 km west, in OttrottChâteauChâteauChâteau du Landsberg4.5 km southwest, in HeiligensteinChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Leonardsau2.5 km northwest, in ObernaiPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bernardswiller.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 88% passed the bac pro, of 84 candidates. The closest collège is 1.4 mi off. At the two general lycées, 98% of 316 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège FreppelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 112 | 95%+3 pts |
| Lycée FreppelNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 174 | 99%±0 pts |
| Collège du Torenberg-HeiligensteinBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 80 | 100%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Bernardswiller is Centre hospitalier de Selestat, 13.1 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 112 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 87, 22% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Bas-Rhin is 85 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Bernardswiller can choose among 2 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €12.85/m² a month. France’s property-sale records don’t cover Alsace and Moselle, which keep their own land register, so the Cost Grade here uses rent alone.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Bernardswiller, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.3% of residents. 20% of residents are 65 or over, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Bernardswiller: 48.4, the median.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bernardswiller | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.5% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 8.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Bernardswiller number 200, against 750 residents in work (0.3 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Bernardswiller’s 4 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église catholique Notre-Dame: Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bernardswiller yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernardswiller | 1,473 | — | — | C | — | A− |
| Obernai | 12,587 | 1.3 | A | C− | B | B+ |
| Bischoffsheim | 3,342 | 2.7 | — | C | — | A− |
| Rosheim | 5,457 | 3.1 | A+ | C | A+ | B+ |
| Barr | 7,057 | 3.2 | B | C | B+ | B− |
| Dorlisheim | 2,636 | 5.2 | A | C− | A | B− |
| Mutzig | 6,087 | 6 | B+ | C+ | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bernardswiller has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 81% of compared French towns. 99% of 174 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Freppel in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Bernardswiller is a commune of 1,473 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Sainte-Odile. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.