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Population 300: a town in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Population

300

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€12.77

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€30,680

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

13%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Blienschwiller a good place to live?

Blienschwiller is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 11% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Blienschwiller stand out

The one thing Blienschwiller does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église catholique des Saints-Innocents · Inscrit · Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 4.0

Blienschwiller’s story

Blienschwiller in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Blienschwiller; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1931.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Pierre Schlosser, born in 1808, is the one person born in Blienschwiller before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1931First protected: Église catholique des Saints-Innocents

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blienschwiller.

Who lives here

Few people in Blienschwiller are 15 to 24: 6.1%, fewer than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns

Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 13% of residents. Graduates make up 38% of adults.

50.8median age

BlienschwillerBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Bas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%

CAP or BEP24%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Blienschwiller
	Blienschwiller	Bas-Rhin median	France median
Under 15	13%	16%	17%
15–24	6.1%	10%	11%
25–44	24%	24%	23%
45–64	31%	28%	26%
65+	26%	22%	22%
No diploma	13%	18%	19%
CAP or BEP	24%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	17%	18%
Higher education	38%	32%	30%

Full pageBlienschwiller’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50.8 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households140 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad1.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Blienschwiller?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Blienschwiller: 39% were built before 1919, more than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Blienschwiller; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

16th c.

oldest protected part

1931

first monument protected

Full pageBlienschwiller’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes39% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Blienschwiller?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Blienschwiller run higher than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €30,680 a year per consumption unit

4.0% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Blienschwiller counts 0.5 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). Public transport took 3.4% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%

On foot8%

Public transport3%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Blienschwiller, 0.5 per working resident

4.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€30,680

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€30,680 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work13% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 4.9 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.4 mi away.

93.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Blienschwiller93.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège du BernsteinNearest collègeCollège	Collège	104	93%−1 pt

93.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate

1.4 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageBlienschwiller’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges93.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Blienschwiller is €12.77/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €11.82/m² a month.

€12.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Blienschwiller€12.77/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²

€12.77/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.23 to €15.96/m² a month)

€11.82/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBlienschwiller’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€12.77/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château du Bernstein and 4 more in and around Blienschwiller

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Blienschwiller. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Bernstein2.7 km southwest, in Dambach-la-Ville FortFortFortifications de Dambach-la-Ville2.1 km south, in Dambach-la-Ville MuseumMuseumLa Seigneurie4.9 km north, in Andlau AttractionAttractionPorte d'Ebersheim, "Unterthor"2.1 km south, in Dambach-la-Ville AttractionAttractionPorte de Blienschwiller1.8 km south, in Dambach-la-Ville

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Blienschwiller

12pages on Blienschwiller

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.6 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors4% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.8 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The list names few of Blienschwiller’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église catholique des Saints-InnocentsChurch · 17th c.

Classé

Chapelle de Saint-SébastienChapel · 12th–17th c. · in Dambach-la-Ville, 1 mi

Classé

Chapelle Sainte-MargueriteChapel · 11th c. · in Epfig, 2.8 mi

Classé

Puits Sainte-RichardeWell · 16th c. · in Andlau, 3.1 mi

Photo credits

Église catholique des Saints-Innocents: Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Blienschwiller

One notable person was born in Blienschwiller.

Their page →

Pierre SchlosserFrench politician · 1808–1857

Blienschwiller’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Bas-Rhin →

ScherwillerBarrChâtenoisSélestatHuttenheimHilsenheimBlienschwiller

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Blienschwiller	300	—	—	—	—	—
Scherwiller	3,099	3.6	—	B⁻	—	C
Barr	7,057	4.6	B	C	B⁺	B⁻
Châtenois	4,294	4.8	A	C	A	C⁺
Sélestat	19,589	5.7	B⁻	C⁺	C	C
Huttenheim	2,735	7.5	A⁻	C	B⁺	C⁺
Hilsenheim	2,604	7.6	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Blienschwiller

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Blienschwiller is a commune of 300 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Barr. 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

Population: 300 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Barr
Département: Bas-Rhin (67)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km²)
INSEE code: 67051

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.