Strong in places, weak in others. Health is its weak spot — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on safety (C−) — an average of 19.4 recorded violent incidents and 10.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest is walkability (A): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Schools are another plus: bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 3.2 points above the expected rate. The overall grade lands at C+, better than 39% of compared French towns. That places it #35 of 45 in Haut-Rhin.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Guebwiller 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 Guebwiller.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in Guebwiller are out of work than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.1%
Nearly a fifth of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. For its 4,500 residents in work, Guebwiller has 4,550 jobs: 1 each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,630 a year per consumption unit.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot10%
Public transport5%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,550
jobs based in Guebwiller, 1 per working resident
14.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,630
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 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Guebwiller: 15% were built before 1919, more than in both Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Guebwiller is Église Saint-Léger. Per 10,000 residents, Guebwiller counts 13 protected monuments, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (2.4) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. On the Culture ministry’s list, Guebwiller counts 15 historic monuments: 5 classé at the top level of protection and 10 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C−
Guebwiller’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 83% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Guebwiller records 102 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,067 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,203, 13% more. Women in Haut-Rhin live to 85.5 on average and men to 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has 6 family doctors.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Guebwiller · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Guebwiller
12.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Diaconat Fonderie
85.5 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haut-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Guebwiller records more crime per resident than 81% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Guebwiller, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Its tally for 2025: 309 recorded offenses.
19.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage90
Other physical violence77
Family violence66
Sexual violence51
Vehicle theft14
Burglary11
Theft without violence80
Drug use55
Fraud55
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
19.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
309
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
Brevet results near Guebwiller run high: 92.4% passed, above Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Guebwiller, 95.1% passed the bac, above both Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). By results, schools here place #23 of 51 in Haut-Rhin. The nearest collège is 0.7 mi away.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Guebwiller: 12% are 15 to 24, above Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
28% of adults hold a degree, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Guebwiller is 44.7. The under-15s are 16% of the population here.
44.7median age
GuebwillerHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
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Guebwiller’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 Guebwiller
Is Guebwiller safe?
It grades C− for safety, #43 of 45 in Haut-Rhin. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 90 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Guebwiller good?
They grade B+, better than 72% of compared French towns and #23 of 51 in Haut-Rhin. 95% of 264 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Théodore Deck in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Guebwiller
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Guebwiller is a commune of 11,243 people in the Communauté de communes de la Région de Guebwiller. 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
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.
