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371 residents make their home in this town in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Population

371

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.21

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

Median income

€28,190

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 Lochwiller a good place to live?

Lochwiller isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.

Église catholique Saint-Jacques-le-majeur · Inscrit · Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Lochwiller’s story

Lochwiller in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1935.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1935First protected: Église catholique Saint-Jacques-le-majeur
1988Most recently protected: Banc-reposoir napoléonien

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lochwiller.

History

Lochwiller keeps more of its old housing than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lochwiller, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

16th c.

oldest protected part

1935

first monument protected

Full pageLochwiller’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes17% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Lochwiller?”

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Lochwiller than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15

People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, higher than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 9.5% of residents. Lochwiller has a median age of 50.1 years.

50.1median age

LochwillerBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Bas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP35%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lochwiller
	Lochwiller	Bas-Rhin median	France median
Under 15	13%	16%	17%
15–24	9.5%	10%	11%
25–44	18%	24%	23%
45–64	35%	28%	26%
65+	25%	22%	22%
No diploma	14%	18%	19%
CAP or BEP	35%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	17%	18%
Higher education	28%	32%	30%

Full pageLochwiller’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50.1 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households150 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad3.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Lochwiller?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Lochwiller walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 9.3%

The jobless rate is 10.8%. The median disposable income was €28,190 a year per consumption unit, close to Bas-Rhin’s towns (€27,505) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 5.4% of working residents in Lochwiller to work at the census.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%

Public transport5%

Bicycle3%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Lochwiller, 0.1 per working resident

10.8%

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

€28,190

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageLochwiller’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.1 per working resident Median income€28,190 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

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

For collège, the closest is 1.9 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 3.7 mi away.

97.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Lochwiller97.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Léonard de VinciNearest collègeCollège	Collège	75	97%+3 pts

97.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate

1.9 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageLochwiller’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges97.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Lochwiller than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.21/m² a month

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

€11.21/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lochwiller€11.21/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²

€11.21/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.81 to €14.27/m² a month)

€10.68/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLochwiller’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.21/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Musée du Patrimoine et du Judaïsme alsacien and 6 more in and around Lochwiller

Other places to visit, museums and family days out in and near Lochwiller. Best known first.

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MuseumMusée du Patrimoine et du Judaïsme alsacien2.6 km west, in Marmoutier Water parkWater parkL'Océanide4.8 km northwest, in Saverne AttractionAttractionAncien lavoir1.8 km northwest, in Schwenheim AttractionAttractionAncien passage à niveau3.9 km northwest, in Marmoutier AttractionAttractionAncien pont3.9 km southwest, in Sommerau AttractionAttractionAncien tunnel3.7 km southwest, in Sommerau

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

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Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lochwiller

12pages on Lochwiller

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.6 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.1 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

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Banc-reposoir napoléonienPublic building · 19th c.

Église catholique Saint-Jacques-le-majeurChurch · 16th c.

Photo credits

Banc-reposoir napoléonien: Photo: Rudolf Wild · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église catholique Saint-Jacques-le-majeur: Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Lochwiller

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

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Lochwiller’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 →

MarmoutierSaverneWasselonneDettwillerMarlenheimHochfeldenLochwiller

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lochwiller	371	—	—	—	—	—
Marmoutier	2,699	1.8	A	B⁺	A	D
Saverne	11,460	3.8	C⁺	B⁻	D	D
Wasselonne	5,780	4.3	A⁻	B	B⁺	C⁻
Dettwiller	2,558	4.8	—	B⁻	—	C⁻
Marlenheim	4,185	6.3	A	C⁻	A⁺	B
Hochfelden	4,038	8.3	A	C	A	C⁺

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

About Lochwiller

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Lochwiller is a commune of 371 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saverne. 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: 371 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Saverne
Département: Bas-Rhin (67)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 1.8 sq mi (4.6 km²)
INSEE code: 67272

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.