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SchwenheimBas-Rhin

A town of 742 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Schwenheim a good place to live?

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

Maison
Maison · Inscrit · Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schwenheim’s story

Schwenheim in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Schwenheim; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.

  • 1996First protected: Eglise paroissiale Saints-Vincent-et-Anastase
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Nearby attractions

Ancien lavoir and 11 more in and around Schwenheim

Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Schwenheim. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Schwenheim.

History

2 historic monuments, none of them classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, above both Bas-Rhin’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1995
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

Ages in Schwenheim split evenly at 44.4: half are older, half younger. Degrees are held by 33% of adults, near Bas-Rhin’s towns (32%) and higher than compared French towns (30%). One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.

44.4median age
SchwenheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Schwenheim
SchwenheimBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4424%24%23%
45–6428%28%26%
65+21%22%22%
No diploma11%18%19%
CAP or BEP32%29%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education33%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Schwenheim are out of work than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.4%

Half of residents lived on more than €28,390 a year per consumption unit, about level with Bas-Rhin’s towns (€27,505) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Schwenheim has 50 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Walking, cycling and public transport carried nearly one in ten commuters at the census.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport6%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Schwenheim, 0.2 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

94.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 4.6 points above the expected rate

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

The nearest collège is 2.3 mi away.

98%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Schwenheim94.1%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Schwenheim94.7%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Léonard de VinciNearest collègeCollègeCollège7597%+3 pts
Lycée polyvalent du Haut-BarrNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée15499%+1 pt
Collège Les SourcesBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège8493%+8 pts

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98%
passed the general and technological bac, +0.4 pts against the expected rate
86%
passed the vocational bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate
94.1%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4.6 pts against the expected rate
2.3 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 Schwenheim than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.55/m² a month

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

€11.55/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Schwenheim€11.55/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€11.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.92 to €14.97/m² a month)
€9.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Schwenheim

12pages on Schwenheim

Landmarks

The list names few of Schwenheim’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Eglise paroissiale Saints-Vincent-et-Anastase: Photo: © Ralph Hammann - Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Schwenheim

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Schwenheim yet.

How we find them →

Schwenheim’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 →
MarmoutierSaverneDettwillerWasselonneMarlenheimPhalsbourgMarmoutierSaverneDettwillerWasselonneMarlenheimPhalsbourgSchwenheim
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Schwenheim742—————
Marmoutier2,6992.1AB+AD
Saverne11,4602.9C+B−DD
Dettwiller2,5584—B−—C−
Wasselonne5,7805.4A−BB+C−
Marlenheim4,1857.3AC−A+B
Phalsbourg Moselle4,6887.7B+B+BC

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

About Schwenheim

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Schwenheim is a commune of 742 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

Population
742 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Saverne
Département
Bas-Rhin (67)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.9 sq mi (5 km²)
INSEE code
67459

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.