Ammerschwihr’s best grade is for schools — bac results 11 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3.4 points above the expected rate. People here tend to be in good health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. 14% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Ammerschwihr has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Ammerschwihr 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 Ammerschwihr.
Schools
Schools around Ammerschwihr do better than those of 93% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 92% of 26 candidates passed the bac pro. The closest collège is 1.3 mi off. General-bac pupils go 3.7 mi to the nearest lycée.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Ammerschwihr run below what its ages would predict: 70 per 100 expected, fewer than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
201 deaths in Ammerschwihr between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 197: 2% above. In Haut-Rhin, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Ammerschwihr is Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil, 4.2 mi away.
−30%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted70
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Ammerschwihr · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil
4.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil
85.5 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haut-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Unemployment in Ammerschwihr, 5.0%, runs below Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Ammerschwihr has 300 jobs for 700 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €31,320 a year per consumption unit, above both Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 7.3% of working residents in the town at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot5%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Ammerschwihr, 0.4 per working resident
5.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 77% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Ammerschwihr, fewer than in Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
39% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 27% of the population. Aged 15 to 24: 7.4% of residents.
54.2median age
AmmerschwihrHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
More protected monuments for its size in Ammerschwihr than in Haut-Rhin or compared French towns: 63 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Ammerschwihr is Fontaine de l'Homme Sauvage. This Haut-Rhin town has 10 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 8 inscrit, the second level. Also worth knowing: homes built before 1919 account for 6.7% of the housing.
Restes de l'hôtel de ville: Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancienne enceinte fortifiée urbaine: Photo: Ralph Hammann · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Porte Haute: Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ammerschwihr
Is Ammerschwihr safe?
Ammerschwihr has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 5.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Ammerschwihr good?
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns. 75% of 24 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Lazare de Schwendi in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Ammerschwihr
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Ammerschwihr is a commune of 1,580 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de Kaysersberg. 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
1,580 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée de Kaysersberg
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.
