Bennwihr’s strongest is jobs & income — 1.2 jobs per working resident; 4.5% unemployment. Walkability is its weak spot (C) — 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Housing is expensive: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is nearly two fifths of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Bennwihr 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 Bennwihr 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.
Église catholique Saints-Pierre-et-Paul: Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bennwihr.
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Bennwihr’s ages would predict, 69 per 100 expected, under Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
−31%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Haut-Rhin can expect 85.5 years and a boy 80.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 91 deaths in Bennwihr between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 132: 31% below. The nearest emergency department to Bennwihr is Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil, 4.5 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw69
Adjusted69
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Bennwihr · 5.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil
4.5 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
Unemployment in Bennwihr, 4.5%, runs below Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
5%walk, cycle or take transit
The census found 5.3% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median disposable income was €30,490 a year per consumption unit, above both Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690) and compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
750
jobs based in Bennwihr, 1.2 per working resident
4.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 27% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Bennwihr is €13.35/m² a month
€13.35/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.48/m² a month. 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.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Bennwihr€13.35/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€13.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.79 to €16.51/m² a month)
€9.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,030
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Ribeauvillé
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Bennwihr has fewer young adults than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6% are 15 to 24
49.2median age
The share of residents under 15 is 16%. 37% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older.
BennwihrHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Bennwihr is a commune of 1,326 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Ribeauvillé. 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
1,326 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Ribeauvillé
Département
Haut-Rhin (68)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²)
INSEE code
68026
Bennwihr’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 Bennwihr
Is Bennwihr safe?
Bennwihr has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 9.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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.
