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It is a town of 927 residents in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Merkwiller-Pechelbronn has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Merkwiller-Pechelbronn as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne collégiale Saint-Arbogast, in Surbourg, 2 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Merkwiller-Pechelbronn. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Merkwiller-Pechelbronn.
15% of residents are children under 15. The middle age in Merkwiller-Pechelbronn is 46.3.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Merkwiller-Pechelbronn | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 40% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Merkwiller-Pechelbronn has 500 jobs for 450 working residents, 1.1 per worker. Public transport took 3.3% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 3 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 3.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de l'Outre forêtNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 121 | 95%+6 pts |
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Merkwiller-Pechelbronn is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Merkwiller-Pechelbronn as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merkwiller-Pechelbronn | 927 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soultz-sous-Forêts | 3,121 | 2.6 | — | C+ | — | D |
| Betschdorf | 4,231 | 4.3 | A | B+ | A+ | C |
| Reichshoffen | 5,418 | 7.4 | B− | B− | A | C− |
| Gundershoffen | 3,834 | 7.7 | A− | B+ | A+ | D |
| Mertzwiller | 3,343 | 8.2 | — | B− | — | D |
| Niederbronn-les-Bains | 4,347 | 8.6 | B | B | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Merkwiller-Pechelbronn is a commune of 927 people in the Communauté de communes Sauer-Pechelbronn. 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 November 4, 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.