Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, this town has 1,282 residents.
Gertwiller’s best grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is cost of living: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is nearly two fifths of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Gertwiller has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Gertwiller 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.
Gertwiller has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gertwiller as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges du château de Landsberg, in Heiligenstein, 2.3 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Gertwiller. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la Folie Marco1.4 km west, in Barr
MuseumHôtel Marco1.4 km west, in BarrMuseumMuseumPalais du Pain d'épicesin townChâteauChâteauChâteau du Landsberg3.7 km west, in HeiligensteinChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Andlau4.4 km west, in AndlauPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gertwiller.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
73 deaths in Gertwiller between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 96: 24% below. The nearest emergency department to Gertwiller is Centre hospitalier de Selestat, 10.5 mi away. Women in Bas-Rhin live to 85 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Typical age in Gertwiller: 42.2, the median. Under-15s account for 17% of the population. 31% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Bas-Rhin 32%, France 30%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Gertwiller | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du Torenberg-HeiligensteinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 80 | 100%+8 pts |
| Lycée Édouard SchuréNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 142 | 96%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
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
Jobs based in Gertwiller number 350, against 600 residents in work (0.6 per worker). Just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €28,220 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Gertwiller is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gertwiller 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gertwiller | 1,282 | — | — | C+ | — | A− |
| Barr | 7,057 | 1.1 | B | C | B+ | B− |
| Obernai | 12,587 | 3.6 | A | C− | B | B+ |
| Bischoffsheim | 3,342 | 5.2 | — | C | — | A− |
| Rosheim | 5,457 | 5.8 | A+ | C | A+ | B+ |
| Huttenheim | 2,735 | 6.1 | A− | C | B+ | C+ |
| Benfeld | 5,973 | 6.3 | A− | C+ | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Gertwiller has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns. 96% of 142 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Édouard Schuré 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.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Gertwiller is a commune of 1,282 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
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.