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SchœnenbourgBas-Rhin

A town of 720 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Schœnenbourg a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Schœnenbourg falls below the line for grades.

Schœnenbourg’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Schœnenbourg’s story

No historic monuments in Schœnenbourg

The Culture ministry lists no building in Schœnenbourg as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église simultanée Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Hohwiller, in Soultz-sous-Forêts, 1.9 mi away.

11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Schœnenbourg.

Who lives here

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

Degrees are held by 27% of adults, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). 9.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older.

47.2median age
SchœnenbourgBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Schœnenbourg
SchœnenbourgBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–249.6%10%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6429%28%26%
65+24%22%22%
No diploma19%18%19%
CAP or BEP34%29%26%
Baccalauréat15%17%18%
Higher education27%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Schœnenbourg are out of work than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.5%

At the census, 5.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (17.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 350 residents in work, Schœnenbourg has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,500 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Schœnenbourg, 0.2 per working resident
3.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,500
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

95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points above the expected rate

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

For collège, the closest is 1.7 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 6.1 mi away.

95.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Schœnenbourg95.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de l'Outre forêtNearest collègeCollègeCollège12195%+6 pts
95.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate
1.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Schœnenbourg costs less than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.99/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €9.35/m² a month.

€10.99/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Schœnenbourg€10.99/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€10.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.64 to €13.98/m² a month)
€9.35/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Maison rurale de l'Outre-Forêt and 3 more in and around Schœnenbourg

Museums and other places to visit in and near Schœnenbourg. Best known first.

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

Everything we know about Schœnenbourg

12pages on Schœnenbourg

Landmarks

Nothing in Schœnenbourg is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Schœnenbourg

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Schœnenbourg as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Schœnenbourg’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 →
Soultz-sous-ForêtsBetschdorfWissembourgSoufflenheimSeltzReichshoffenSoultz-sous-ForêtsBetschdorfWissembourgSoufflenheimSeltzReichshoffenSchœnenbourg
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Schœnenbourg720—————
Soultz-sous-Forêts3,1211.7—C+—D
Betschdorf4,2313.9AB+A+C
Wissembourg7,5665.9A−A−BB−
Soufflenheim4,7409AA−A+D
Seltz3,2049.5A+BA+D
Reichshoffen5,41811B−B−AC−

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

About Schœnenbourg

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Schœnenbourg is a commune of 720 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Outre-Forêt. 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
720 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Outre-Forêt
Département
Bas-Rhin (67)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.5 km²)
INSEE code
67455

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.