Bischwiller grades C− overall: better than 15% of compared French towns, and #57 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): bac results 1.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is walkability (A): 83% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bischwiller 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bischwiller.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Bischwiller are out of work than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 15.8%
For its 4,750 residents in work, Bischwiller has 5,400 jobs: 1.1 each. The median disposable income was €23,070 a year per consumption unit, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (€27,505) and compared French towns (€25,970). Just over a fifth of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
Public transport9%
On foot8%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,400
jobs based in Bischwiller, 1.1 per working resident
15.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Brevet results near Bischwiller run low: 79.0% passed, below Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
90.2% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Bischwiller, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (92.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The bac pro: 78% of 81 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. On school results, the town ranks #72 of 77 in Bas-Rhin.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Bischwiller sees more deaths than 79% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,245 deaths in Bischwiller from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,873, 50% more. Adjusted mortality in the town: 100 deaths for every 100 expected. For a family doctor, residents of Bischwiller can choose among 13 GPs. Life expectancy in Bas-Rhin: 85 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw150
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Bischwiller · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Haguenau
4.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Haguenau
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Bischwiller keeps more of its old housing than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 11% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 17th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bischwiller; none is classé, France’s top protection.
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Bischwiller has less crime per resident than 50% of compared French towns
274 offenses were reported in Bischwiller during 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 11.2 violent offenses and 10.2 graded property crimes a year. The commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
11.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage93
Family violence62
Other physical violence43
Sexual violence31
Theft from vehicles18
Burglary17
Vehicle theft10
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence89
Fraud58
Drug use20
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
11.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
274
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Musée de la Laub and 4 more in and around Bischwiller
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Bischwiller. Best known first.
Lucien Muller: Rizla+ figurina, Public domain · Jean de Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen: Attributed to Abraham Wuchters, Public domain · Georges Weiss: Agence Rol. Agence photographique, Public domain · Augustin Dontenwill: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver (Life time: unknown), Public domain · Claude Kern: 總統府, CC BY 2.0 · Georges Lévy-Alphandéry: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Bischwiller’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bischwiller
Is Bischwiller safe?
It grades B− for safety, #50 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 93 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bischwiller good?
They grade C−, better than 15% of compared French towns and #72 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. 95% of 203 candidates passed the bac at Lycée André Maurois in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Bischwiller
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Bischwiller is a commune of 12,242 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Haguenau. 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
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.
