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It is a town of 807 residents in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Gueberschwihr a good place to live?

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

Maison
Maison · Inscrit · Photo: Psu973 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gueberschwihr’s story

Gueberschwihr in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Gueberschwihr counts 6 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 5 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1841.

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Joseph-Marie-Louis Humbrecht, born in 1853, is the one person born in Gueberschwihr before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1841First protected: Église catholique Saint-Pantaléon
  • 1999Most recently protected: Ferme de vigneron
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Nearby attractions

Rocher du Coucou and 12 more in and around Gueberschwihr

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Gueberschwihr. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gueberschwihr.

Who lives here

Gueberschwihr has fewer young adults than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9% are 15 to 24

46% of adults hold a degree, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 25% of residents are 65 or older. Under-15s account for 14% of the population.

50.3median age
GueberschwihrHaut-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education46%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Gueberschwihr
GueberschwihrHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1514%16%17%
15–246.9%10%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+25%22%22%
No diploma10%18%19%
CAP or BEP27%29%26%
Baccalauréat15%18%18%
Higher education46%31%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Gueberschwihr: 38% were built before 1919, more than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Gueberschwihr is Église catholique Saint-Pantaléon. On the Culture ministry’s list, Gueberschwihr counts 6 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 5 inscrit at the second.

6historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit5

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1841
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Gueberschwihr is better off than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €31,800 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment stood at 4.8%, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 9.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. For its 400 residents in work, Gueberschwihr has 100 jobs: 0.3 each.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot4%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Gueberschwihr, 0.3 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

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

Collège pupils travel 3 mi to the nearest one.

95.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Gueberschwihr95.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège7395%−1 pt
95.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate
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

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Gueberschwihr is €12.54/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €10.31/m² a month.

€12.54/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Gueberschwihr€12.54/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€12.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.77 to €16.09/m² a month)
€10.31/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 Gueberschwihr

12pages on Gueberschwihr

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Gueberschwihr counts 6 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 5 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église catholique Saint-Pantaléon: Photo: Psu973 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pont daté de 1538 situé devant l'église: Photo: Хрюша · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Gueberschwihr

One notable person was born in Gueberschwihr.

Their page →

Gueberschwihr’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 →
RouffachSainte-Croix-en-PlaineWintzenheimTurckheimColmarIngersheimRouffachSainte-Croix-en-PlaineWintzenheimTurckheimColmarIngersheimGueberschwihr
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Gueberschwihr807—————
Rouffach4,2383.1AB+C+B−
Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine3,0044.8—C—B−
Wintzenheim8,0595A−C−BB+
Turckheim4,1395.8ACA−B+
Colmar66,9706.2C+CC−B−
Ingersheim4,7746.5A−CAC+

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

About Gueberschwihr

Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est

Gueberschwihr is a commune of 807 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Rouffach, Vignobles et Châteaux. 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
807 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Rouffach, Vignobles et Châteaux
Département
Haut-Rhin (68)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.4 sq mi (8.9 km²)
INSEE code
68111

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 9, 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.