Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Orschwiller.
History
Orschwiller keeps more of its old housing than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Orschwiller is Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg (ou Hohenkoenigsbourg). 3 of the 4 are houses and mansions. The protected list starts in the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments here: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Orschwiller, fewer than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns
Degrees are held by 37% of adults, above Bas-Rhin’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Just over one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Ages in Orschwiller split evenly at 45.8: half are older, half younger.
45.8median age
OrschwillerBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Incomes in Orschwiller run higher than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €30,250 a year per consumption unit
12.4% of 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%). Unemployment stands at 5.4%. Orschwiller holds 200 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport7%
On foot3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Orschwiller, 0.6 per working resident
5.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg (ou Hohenkoenigsbourg): Photo: Wrtalya · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église catholique Saint-Maurice: Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Station de pompage du château du Haut-Koenigsbourg: Photo: Wrtalya · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de l'Oedenbourg ou Petit-Koenigsbourg: Photo: Michael Schmalenstroer · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Orschwiller
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Orschwiller is a commune of 635 people in the Communauté de communes de Sélestat. 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
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.
