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Population 1,490: a town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
Where it does best is jobs & income (A−) — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 5.9% unemployment. It also does well on walkability (B+) — 84% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The rest of its grades are middling: B for cost of living, B for schools and B for health.
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 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Guémar 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 Guémar 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.
Guémar has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Guémar; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Guémar.
After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,500 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 9.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 3.9 mi away. Collège pupils travel 3 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les MénétriersNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 157 | 89%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Haut-Rhin, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 95 residents of Guémar died, against 113 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer. Also worth knowing: there are 3 general practitioners here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Guémar; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
33% of adults hold a degree, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Ages in Guémar split evenly at 43.4: half are older, half younger. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Guémar | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Guémar. Best known first.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Guémar; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ancienne enceinte: Photo: Gzen92 · CC0 · Restes des anciennes fortifications: Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Guémar as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guémar | 1,490 | — | — | B | — | B |
| Ribeauvillé | 4,685 | 3.5 | A | B− | A− | B− |
| Sélestat Bas-Rhin | 19,589 | 5.6 | B− | C+ | C | C |
| Châtenois Bas-Rhin | 4,294 | 5.9 | A | C | A | C+ |
| Kaysersberg Vignoble | 4,383 | 6.8 | A | B+ | B | C |
| Marckolsheim Bas-Rhin | 4,398 | 7 | A | B | B+ | C+ |
| Scherwiller Bas-Rhin | 3,099 | 7.1 | — | B− | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Guémar has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Guémar is a commune of 1,490 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
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.