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A town of 1,656 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Wœrth a good place to live?

Wœrth has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is schools (A+): brevet results 6 points above the expected rate.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

How Wœrth grades

Each subject compares Wœrth 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.

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Banc-reposoir dit de L'Impératrice
Banc-reposoir dit de L'Impératrice · Inscrit · Photo: Friedrich Haag · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wœrth’s story

Wœrth in pictures

Wœrth has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Charles Émile Altorffer, born in 1881, is the one person born in Wœrth before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1982First protected: Banc-reposoir dit de L'Impératrice
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Nearby attractions

Château de Wœrth and 44 more in and around Wœrth

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

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wœrth.

Schools

Brevet results near Wœrth run high: 97.0% passed, above Bas-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

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

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.2 mi away.

97.0%passed the brevetA+School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Wœrth97.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Maréchal de Mac MahonNearest collègeCollègeCollège9297%+6 pts
97.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate
0.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

HealthHealth D

Allowing for age and care homes, Wœrth sees more deaths than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 105 per 100 expected

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

There are 8 general practitioners in Wœrth. The nearest emergency department to Wœrth is Centre hospitalier de Haguenau, 9.9 mi away. 280 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 204: 37% above. In Bas-Rhin, women can expect to live 85 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.

+5%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw137
Adjusted105
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Wœrth · 4.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Haguenau
9.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Haguenau
85 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Bas-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.

HousingCost of living A−

Renting in Wœrth costs less than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.87/m² a month

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

France’s property-sale records don’t cover Alsace and Moselle, which keep their own land register, so the Cost Grade here uses rent alone.

€10.87/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Wœrth€10.87/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Bas-Rhin median€13.84/m²
€10.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.61 to €13.73/m² a month)
€9.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Sauer-Pechelbronn

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

Work & commuteJobs & income A−

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Wœrth than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 9.3%

7.7% of people in the labour force have no job. Jobs located in Wœrth: 750, for 700 residents in work (1.1 each). No commute at all: 3.3% of working residents here at the census.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot7%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
750
jobs based in Wœrth, 1.1 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 75% of compared French towns

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

Who lives here

Wœrth skews older, with 27% of residents 65 or over, more than Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns

Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Under 15: 15% of residents. 9.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

49.2median age
WœrthBas-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%

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 Wœrth
WœrthBas-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–249.7%10%11%
25–4421%24%23%
45–6427%28%26%
65+27%22%22%
No diploma17%18%19%
CAP or BEP36%29%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education25%32%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Wœrth: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Bas-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns

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

Wœrth has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
14th c.
oldest protected part
1982
first monument protected

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Wœrth

13pages on Wœrth

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Banc-reposoir dit de L'Impératrice: Photo: Friedrich Haag · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Wœrth

2 notable people were born in Wœrth.

Their page →

Wœrth’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 →
ReichshoffenGundershoffenNiederbronn-les-BainsMertzwillerSoultz-sous-ForêtsBetschdorfReichshoffenGundershoffenNiederbronn-les-BainsMertzwillerSoultz-sous-ForêtsBetschdorfWœrth
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Wœrth1,656——A−—D
Reichshoffen5,4183.6B−B−AC−
Gundershoffen3,8344.3A−B+A+D
Niederbronn-les-Bains4,3474.7BBA−C+
Mertzwiller3,3435.8—B−—D
Soultz-sous-Forêts3,1216.5—C+—D
Betschdorf4,2317.8AB+A+C

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

Questions about Wœrth

Is Wœrth safe?

Wœrth has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 4.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Wœrth good?

They grade A+, better than 98% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

About Wœrth

Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est

Wœrth is a commune of 1,656 people in the Communauté de communes Sauer-Pechelbronn. 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
1,656 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sauer-Pechelbronn
Département
Bas-Rhin (67)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²)
INSEE code
67550

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.