FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
France›Bas-Rhin›Grand Est

SarrewerdenBas-Rhin

A town of 816 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Sarrewerden a good place to live?

Sarrewerden is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Maison
Maison · Inscrit · Photo: Hochstrasser Tanya · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sarrewerden’s story

Sarrewerden in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Sarrewerden: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1900.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1900First protected: Église collégiale Saint-Blaise
  • 1988Most recently protected: Banc-reposoir napoléonien
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sarrewerden.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Sarrewerden than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 18% of adults

Those 65 and older account for just over a quarter of residents. Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are 8.6% of the population.

50.3median age
SarrewerdenBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sarrewerden
SarrewerdenBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1513%16%17%
15–248.6%10%11%
25–4420%24%23%
45–6432%28%26%
65+26%22%22%
No diploma27%18%19%
CAP or BEP34%29%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education18%32%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Sarrewerden: 29% 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.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Sarrewerden is Église collégiale Saint-Blaise. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 4 of 6. The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level).

6historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit5

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1900
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Sarrewerden walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1%

Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs located in Sarrewerden: 200, for 350 residents in work (0.5 each). At the census, 3.1% of working residents in Sarrewerden went to work by public transport.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Sarrewerden, 0.5 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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, 12 points above the expected rate

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

The nearest collège is 2 mi away.

100%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Sarrewerden97.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Sarrewerden94.8%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Pierre ClaudeNearest collègeCollègeCollège9597%+12 pts
Lycée polyvalent Georges ImbertNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée70100%+3 pts
100%
passed the general and technological bac, +3 pts against the expected rate
89%
passed the vocational bac, +5 pts against the expected rate
97.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +12 pts against the expected rate
2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Sarrewerden than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.93/m² a month

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

€8.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sarrewerden€8.93/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€8.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.07 to €11.27/m² a month)
€8.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Diedendorf and 2 more in and around Sarrewerden

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Sarrewerden. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sarrewerden

12pages on Sarrewerden

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Sarrewerden: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église collégiale Saint-Blaise: Photo: Arnual · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel de ville, ancien presbytère catholique: Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Sarrewerden

Wikidata places 4 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Sarrewerden as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Sarrewerden’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 →
Sarre-UnionSarralbeHambachWoustvillerPuttelange-aux-LacsSarrebourgSarre-UnionSarralbeHambachWoustvillerPuttelange-aux-LacsSarrebourgSarrewerden
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sarrewerden816—————
Sarre-Union2,7312B+A+C−D
Sarralbe Moselle4,3646.3B−A−B+D
Hambach Moselle2,76611—A−—C−
Woustviller Moselle2,78612—A−—D
Puttelange-aux-Lacs Moselle3,01612—A−—D
Sarrebourg Moselle12,17012B−BC+D

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

About Sarrewerden

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Sarrewerden is a commune of 816 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Alsace Bossue. 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
816 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Alsace Bossue
Département
Bas-Rhin (67)
Région
Grand Est
Area
6.5 sq mi (16.8 km²)
INSEE code
67435

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.