Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 856 in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
Gunsbach has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gunsbach as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien hôtel de ville, in Munster, 1.8 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Gunsbach. Best known first.
MuseumMusée-Mémorial du Linge4.9 km northwest, in OrbeyMuseumMuseumLa Maison du Fromagein townMuseumMuseumMaison Albert Schweitzerin townChâteauChâteauChâteau des Hattstatt-Schauenbourg2.3 km southeast, in Soultzbach-les-BainsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Walbach4 km northeast, in WalbachPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gunsbach.
28% of adults hold a degree, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. Half of Gunsbach is older than 49, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Gunsbach | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Gunsbach has 200 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The median disposable income was €28,550 a year per consumption unit, close to Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690) and above compared French towns (€25,970). Public transport took 3.0% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
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.
For collège, the closest is 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Fréderic HartmannNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 135 | 94%+2 pts |
| Lycée Frédéric KirschlegerNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 94 | 100%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €12.70/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Gunsbach is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gunsbach yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunsbach | 856 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Munster | 4,738 | 1.8 | A+ | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Orbey | 3,429 | 5.4 | — | B | — | A− |
| Turckheim | 4,139 | 5.6 | A | C | A− | B+ |
| Wintzenheim | 8,059 | 6.2 | A− | C− | B | B+ |
| Ingersheim | 4,774 | 7 | A− | C | A | C+ |
| Kaysersberg Vignoble | 4,383 | 7.8 | A | B+ | B | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Gunsbach is a commune of 856 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de Munster. 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 October 30, 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.