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BouxwillerHaut-Rhin

The town has 424 residents and lies in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.

Population

424

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.74

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€39,390

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Bouxwiller a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Bouxwiller is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Ancien couvent de Luppach · Inscrit · Photo: MGaetan89 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Bouxwiller’s story

Bouxwiller in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bouxwiller; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.

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

Charles-Henri Kern, born in 1759, is the one person born in Bouxwiller before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1981First protected: Ancien couvent de Luppach

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouxwiller.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Bouxwiller than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15

Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Graduates make up 19% of adults.

54.2median age

BouxwillerHaut-Rhin medianFrance median

Haut-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

27%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat15%

Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bouxwiller
	Bouxwiller	Haut-Rhin median	France median
Under 15	12%	16%	17%
15–24	8.3%	10%	11%
25–44	16%	24%	23%
45–64	37%	27%	26%
65+	27%	22%	22%
No diploma	29%	18%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	15%	18%	18%
Higher education	19%	31%	30%

Full pageBouxwiller’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages54.2 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households170 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad7.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bouxwiller?”

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

History

Bouxwiller keeps more of its old housing than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bouxwiller; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

17th c.

oldest protected part

1981

first monument protected

Full pageBouxwiller’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes13% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bouxwiller?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Bouxwiller run higher than in both Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns: a median €39,390 a year per consumption unit

The census found nearly one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Unemployment stood at 8.0%, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs based in Bouxwiller number 200, against 200 residents in work (0.9 per worker).

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

Public transport5%

On foot4%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Bicycle0%

200

jobs based in Bouxwiller, 0.9 per working resident

8.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€39,390

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€39,390 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.9 per working resident

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

Schools

88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

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

The nearest general lycée is 9.1 mi away. A collège lies 1.5 mi away.

88.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bouxwiller88.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Adélaïde HautvalNearest collègeCollège	Collège	101	88%−2 pts

88.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate

1.5 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageBouxwiller’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges88.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

Renting in Bouxwiller costs less than in both Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.74/m² a month

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

€10.74/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bouxwiller€10.74/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²

€10.74/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.30 to €13.90/m² a month)

€14.40/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBouxwiller’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.74/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Couvent de Luppach and 8 more in and around Bouxwiller

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

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Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent de Luppachin town AttractionAttractionCrypte de Luppachin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ferrette2.4 km southwest, in Ferrette MuseumMuseumMusée du sapeur-pompier3.1 km west, in Vieux-Ferrette MuseumMuseumMusée Paysan3.7 km east, in Oltingue AttractionAttractionGros Chêne2 km south, in Sondersdorf

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bouxwiller

12pages on Bouxwiller

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.3 mi away Work & commute200 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors29% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.2 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Bouxwiller has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Ancien couvent de LuppachConvent · 17th c.

Classé

Ruines du châteauChâteau · 12th–16th c. · in Ferrette, 1.5 mi

Classé

Chapelle Saint-Martin (chapelle du cimetière)Chapel · 14th & 15th c. · in Oltingue, 2.3 mi

Classé

Vestiges d'une installation de bain romainePublic building · Antiquity · in Kœstlach, 3.1 mi

Photo credits

Ancien couvent de Luppach: Photo: MGaetan89 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bouxwiller

One notable person was born in Bouxwiller.

Their page →

Charles-Henri KernFrench politician (1759-1847)

Bouxwiller’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 Haut-Rhin →

HégenheimAltkirchHésingueBlotzheimBartenheimSaint-LouisBouxwiller

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bouxwiller	424	—	—	—	—	—
Hégenheim	3,410	9.3	A	B⁻	B	B
Altkirch	5,687	9.5	A	A	C	C⁺
Hésingue	2,972	9.5	A⁺	B	A	B
Blotzheim	5,282	9.9	A	B	B⁺	C
Bartenheim	4,211	11	A	B	B⁺	D
Saint-Louis	22,805	11	B	B	C⁻	C⁺

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

About Bouxwiller

Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est

Bouxwiller is a commune of 424 people in the Communauté de communes Sundgau. 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: 424 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Sundgau
Département: Haut-Rhin (68)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 2.5 sq mi (6.3 km²)
INSEE code: 68049

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 November 4, 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.