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Home to 822 people, this town lies in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Population

822

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€13.86

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

Median income

€30,060

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 Goxwiller a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Goxwiller is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Immeuble (pressoir) · Inscrit · Photo: Hermann Luyken · CC BY-SA 3.0

Goxwiller’s story

Goxwiller in pictures

Goxwiller has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean Bein, born in 1789, is the one person born in Goxwiller before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1991First protected: Immeuble (pressoir)

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Nearby attractions

Château du Landsberg and 11 more in and around Goxwiller

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

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Landsberg4.8 km west, in Heiligenstein

MuseumMusée de la Folie Marco3.5 km southwest, in Barr

MuseumHôtel Marco3.5 km southwest, in Barr FortFortRemparts d'Obernai3.5 km north, in Obernai AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Truttenhausen3.9 km west, in Obernai MuseumMuseumMusée du pain d'épices et de l'art populaire alsacien2.6 km southwest, in Gertwiller

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Musée de la Folie Marco: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hôtel Marco: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Goxwiller.

History

Old homes shape Goxwiller: 19% 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.

Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century. Goxwiller has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

17th c.

oldest protected part

1991

first monument protected

Full pageGoxwiller’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes19% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Goxwiller?”

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

Who lives here

Children make up only 15% of Goxwiller, fewer than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group: 9.8%, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Half the people of Goxwiller are older than 48.5. Graduates make up 33% of adults.

48.5median age

GoxwillerBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Bas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

22%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Goxwiller
	Goxwiller	Bas-Rhin median	France median
Under 15	15%	16%	17%
15–24	9.8%	10%	11%
25–44	22%	24%	23%
45–64	32%	28%	26%
65+	22%	22%	22%
No diploma	11%	18%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	17%	18%
Higher education	33%	32%	30%

Full pageGoxwiller’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages48.5 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households350 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Goxwiller?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Goxwiller are out of work than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.9%

Per resident in work, Goxwiller counts 0.5 jobs (200 jobs, 400 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €30,060 a year per consumption unit, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (€27,505) and compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 12.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%

Public transport7%

On foot4%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

200

jobs based in Goxwiller, 0.5 per working resident

4.9%

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

€30,060

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageGoxwiller’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Getting to work13% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€30,060 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

96.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 2.7 points above the expected rate

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

The town’s pupils have a collège 1.8 mi away.

98%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Goxwiller96.3%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Goxwiller95.6%

Median of towns92.9%

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
Collège FreppelBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège	Collège	112	95%+3 pts

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98%

passed the general and technological bac, −0.4 pts against the expected rate

88%

passed the vocational bac, +2 pts against the expected rate

96.3%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +2.7 pts against the expected rate

1.8 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageGoxwiller’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges96.3% passed the brevet · Four collèges within 5 km Lycées95.6% passed the bac · Three lycées 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 Goxwiller is €13.86/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €12.49/m² a month.

€13.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Goxwiller€13.86/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²

€13.86/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.81 to €17.77/m² a month)

€12.49/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageGoxwiller’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€13.86/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 Goxwiller

12pages on Goxwiller

The big questions

SchoolsFour collèges and three lycées within 5 km Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 12 mi away Work & commute200 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.5 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Immeuble (pressoir)Building · 17th c.

Classé

Beffroi et chapelle dits KappelturnChapel · 13th–17th c. · in Obernai, 2.1 mi

Classé

Ancienne église catholique Saint-André, dite chapelle du cimetièreChurch · 13th & 18th c. · in Meistratzheim, 2.8 mi

Classé

Vestiges du château de LandsbergChâteau · 12th–15th c. · in Heiligenstein, 3 mi

Photo credits

Immeuble (pressoir): Photo: Hermann Luyken · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Goxwiller

One notable person was born in Goxwiller.

Their page →

Jean BeinFrench etcher and draftsman (1789–1857)

Goxwiller’s neighbors

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

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ObernaiBarrBischoffsheimRosheimDorlisheimBenfeldGoxwiller

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Goxwiller	822	—	—	—	—	—
Obernai	12,587	2.1	A	C⁻	B	B⁺
Barr	7,057	2.5	B	C	B⁺	B⁻
Bischoffsheim	3,342	3.7	—	C	—	A⁻
Rosheim	5,457	4.5	A⁺	C	A⁺	B⁺
Dorlisheim	2,636	6.5	A	C⁻	A	B⁻
Benfeld	5,973	6.5	A⁻	C⁺	B⁻	B

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

About Goxwiller

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Goxwiller is a commune of 822 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: 822 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Barr
Département: Bas-Rhin (67)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km²)
INSEE code: 67164

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.