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KnœrsheimBas-Rhin

Home to 188 people, this town lies in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Knœrsheim a good place to live?

Knœrsheim has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Banc-reposoir napoléonien
Banc-reposoir napoléonien · Inscrit · Photo: Stéphane DIERZE · CC BY-SA 4.0
Knœrsheim’s story

Knœrsheim in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Knœrsheim, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.

  • 1988First protected: Banc-reposoir napoléonien
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Knœrsheim.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Knœrsheim than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 15% of adults

14% are under 15, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are 16% of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of the population.

46.7median age
KnœrsheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP41%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

55% women, 45% men

About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Knœrsheim
KnœrsheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–2412%10%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6437%28%26%
65+16%22%22%
No diploma20%18%19%
CAP or BEP41%29%26%
Baccalauréat24%17%18%
Higher education15%32%30%

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

History

Knœrsheim has 2 historic monuments, none of them classé

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

The protected list starts in the 19th century. Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
19th c.
oldest protected part
1988
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 6.9% of commuters in Knœrsheim go to work without a car, fewer than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns

Of those in the labour force, 7.4% are unemployed. The median disposable income was €27,530 a year per consumption unit, close to Bas-Rhin’s towns (€27,505) and above compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Knœrsheim went to work by public transport.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
0
jobs based in Knœrsheim, 0.2 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,530
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Knœrsheim is €12.55/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €9.39/m² a month.

€12.55/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Knœrsheim€12.55/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€12.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.04 to €15.67/m² a month)
€9.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Knœrsheim

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Knœrsheim, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Banc-reposoir napoléonien: Photo: Rudolf Wild · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Banc-reposoir napoléonien: Photo: Stéphane DIERZE · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Knœrsheim

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

How we find them →

Knœrsheim’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 →
WasselonneMarmoutierMarlenheimDettwillerSaverneTruchtersheimWasselonneMarmoutierMarlenheimDettwillerSaverneTruchtersheimKnœrsheim
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Knœrsheim188—————
Wasselonne5,7803.1A−BB+C−
Marmoutier2,6993.8AB+AD
Marlenheim4,1854.4AC−A+B
Dettwiller2,5585.2—B−—C−
Saverne11,4606C+B−DD
Truchtersheim4,3987.1A+B+AC

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

About Knœrsheim

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Knœrsheim is a commune of 188 people in the Communauté de communes de la Mossig et du Vignoble. 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
188 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Mossig et du Vignoble
Département
Bas-Rhin (67)
Région
Grand Est
Area
0.9 sq mi (2.4 km²)
INSEE code
67245

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.