Saverne grades C+ overall: better than 44% of compared French towns, and #50 of 62 in Bas-Rhin. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 14.3 recorded violent incidents and 18.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest is walkability (A): 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 33% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saverne with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saverne.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Saverne than in Bas-Rhin or compared French towns: 16 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
15 of the 18 are houses and mansions. Among the classé monuments in Saverne is Ruines du château de Hohbarr ou Haut-Barr. The Culture ministry lists 18 historic monuments here: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 13 inscrit (the second level). Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
32.8% of commuters in Saverne go to work without a car, more than in Bas-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns
12.7% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 9,500 jobs are based in Saverne, for 4,800 working residents (2 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,230 a year per consumption unit.
33%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving62%
On foot15%
Public transport13%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
9,500
jobs based in Saverne, 2 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 92% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Saverne sits above 86% of compared French towns
Saverne ranks last of the 62 compared towns in Bas-Rhin on the Safety Grade. All told, Saverne had 389 recorded offenses in 2025. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
14.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage112
Family violence86
Other physical violence63
Theft from vehicles42
Burglary37
Sexual violence35
Vehicle theft14
Theft without violence150
Fraud70
Drug use44
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
14.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
389
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth D
For health, Saverne gets a D
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Saverne records 104 deaths per 100 expected. 1,380 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,163: 19% above. In Bas-Rhin, life expectancy at birth reaches 85 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. The town has 18 family doctors.
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
18
GPs in Saverne · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Sainte Catherine de Saverne
0.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Sainte Catherine de Saverne
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 5.2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Saverne is 94.7%, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (92.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its collèges and lycées rank #23 of 77 in Bas-Rhin on results.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Saverne than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15
Over-65s are 24% of the population. Degrees are held by 36% of adults, higher than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Saverne in two is 46.2.
46.2median age
SaverneBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Ruines du château de Hohbarr ou Haut-Barr: Photo: Geak ( Diskussion ) · Public domain · Église paroissiale Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité: Photo: Benjamin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruines du château Greifenstein: Photo: Original téléversé par Dsch67 sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 2.5
Adrien Zeller: see Image:Adrien Zeller.jpg, CC BY 2.5 · Kuno-Hans von Both: Kempe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Leon Dabo: Peter A. Juley & Son, photographer, Public domain · François Libermann: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Georges Reeb: Konrad Jacobs, Erlangen, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paul Acker: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Saverne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saverne
Is Saverne safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 37 burglaries and 112 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saverne good?
They grade A−, better than 83% of compared French towns and #23 of 77 in Bas-Rhin. 97% of 240 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Général Leclerc in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Saverne
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Saverne is a commune of 11,460 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
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.
