Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 1,396 residents, it is a town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
Pupils here do better than most: bac results 3 points above the expected rate; brevet results 4.4 points above the expected rate. Add jobs & income to its strengths (A) — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 5.1% unemployment. Where it falls short is health (C−). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for cost of living and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Merxheim 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 Merxheim 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.
Merxheim has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Merxheim: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1973.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Merxheim.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
95.2% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Merxheim, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Vocational results within 5 km: 93% passed the bac pro, of 115 candidates. Collège pupils travel 1.8 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Institution Champagnat PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 211 | 99%+6 pts |
| Lycée privé Institution Champagnat PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 54 | 100%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Joseph StorckBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 115 | 93%+4 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.
At birth, a girl in Haut-Rhin can expect 85.5 years and a boy 80.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. After the care-home adjustment, Merxheim’s deaths ran at 100 per 100 expected, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). 112 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, close to the 112 that France’s rates at each age predict.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under-15s account for 18% of the population. Graduates make up just over a third of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Merxheim | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Merxheim is Église catholique Saints-Pierre-et-Paul.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €29,790 a year per consumption unit, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 6.1% of working residents in Merxheim went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
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
Heritage and family days out in and near Merxheim. Best known first.
Merxheim has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église catholique Saints-Pierre-et-Paul: Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Merxheim 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merxheim | 1,396 | — | — | B− | — | C− |
| Issenheim | 3,502 | 2 | A | C+ | A+ | B− |
| Rouffach | 4,238 | 3.4 | A | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Soultz-Haut-Rhin | 7,012 | 3.5 | A | B+ | A− | C |
| Guebwiller | 11,243 | 3.7 | C+ | B | C− | C− |
| Bollwiller | 4,184 | 3.8 | A− | C− | A | B+ |
| Ensisheim | 7,306 | 4.2 | B− | C+ | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Merxheim has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 96% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 54 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Institution Champagnat in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Merxheim is a commune of 1,396 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
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.