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EschwillerBas-Rhin

A town of 173 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Population

173

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.64

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

Median income

€27,290

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

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Eschwiller a good place to live?

Eschwiller is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Eschwiller stand out

The one thing Eschwiller does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents aged 15 to 24

Who lives here

15% are 15 to 24

of residents, against 11% in the median compared French town

Median age 41.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église catholique Notre-Dame de l'Assomption · Inscrit · Photo: Hochstrasser Tanya · CC BY-SA 3.0

Eschwiller’s story

Eschwiller in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Eschwiller, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1992First protected: Église catholique Notre-Dame de l'Assomption

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Eschwiller.

Who lives here

Eschwiller skews young, with 15% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults. Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.

41.5median age

EschwillerBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Bas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

15%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

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

Full pageEschwiller’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages41.5 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households60 households · 2.7 people per household Born abroad1.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Eschwiller?”

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

History

Eschwiller keeps more of its old housing than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Eschwiller, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

18th c.

oldest protected part

1992

first monument protected

Full pageEschwiller’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes31% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Eschwiller?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Eschwiller, 5.3%, runs below Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

3.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The median disposable income is €27,290 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

Public transport2%

Motorbike or scooter2%

On foot1%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Eschwiller, 0.2 per working resident

5.3%

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

€27,290

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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Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€27,290 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Eschwiller than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.64/m² a month

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

€9.64/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Eschwiller€9.64/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²

€9.64/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.55 to €12.31/m² a month)

€8.60/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageEschwiller’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.64/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Eschwiller

11pages on Eschwiller

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.3 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.5 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Eschwiller has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église catholique Notre-Dame de l'AssomptionChurch · 18th & 20th c.

Classé

Pont sur l'IschBridge · in Wolfskirchen, 2.4 mi

Classé

Église protestanteTemple · 18th c. · in Berg, 3.3 mi

Classé

Ossuaire (ancien)Funerary monument · 18th c. · in Niederstinzel, 3.8 mi

Photo credits

Église catholique Notre-Dame de l'Assomption: Photo: Hochstrasser Tanya · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Eschwiller

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Eschwiller yet.

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Eschwiller’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 →

Sarre-UnionSarrebourgPhalsbourgSarralbeSaverneHambachEschwiller

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Eschwiller	173	—	—	—	—	—
Sarre-Union	2,731	5.7	B⁺	A⁺	C⁻	D
Sarrebourg Moselle	12,170	8.9	B⁻	B	C⁺	D
Phalsbourg Moselle	4,688	9.4	B⁺	B⁺	B	C
Sarralbe Moselle	4,364	10	B⁻	A⁻	B⁺	D
Saverne	11,460	14	C⁺	B⁻	D	D
Hambach Moselle	2,766	15	—	A⁻	—	C⁻

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

About Eschwiller

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Eschwiller is a commune of 173 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Alsace Bossue. 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: 173 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de l'Alsace Bossue
Département: Bas-Rhin (67)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 1.4 sq mi (3.5 km²)
INSEE code: 67134

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.