Pupils here do better than most (A): bac results 2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Munster grades A+ overall, better than 97% of compared French towns, and ranks #3 of 45 in Haut-Rhin. It is easy to get around without a car (A): 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 25% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023.
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 Munster 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 Munster.
Schools
94.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Munster is 100.0%, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. On results, collèges and lycées here come #8 of 51 in Haut-Rhin.
100%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
On foot, Munster works better than nine in ten compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €24,620 a year per consumption unit, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (€27,690) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs based in Munster number 2,300, against 1,850 residents in work (1.3 per worker).
25%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
On foot16%
Public transport6%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,300
jobs based in Munster, 1.3 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 90% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
More protected monuments for its size in Munster than in Haut-Rhin or compared French towns: 13 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Munster is Ancien hôtel de ville. On the Culture ministry’s list, Munster counts 6 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 5 inscrit at the second. 4 of the 6 are houses and mansions.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Older residents shape Munster: 31% are 65 or over, above Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns
Among adults, 26% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 14%, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents.
50.5median age
MunsterHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Munster sees less crime per resident than three in four compared French towns
The 2025 count: 90 offenses in Munster. Violence against people averaged 5.2 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 10.8. The commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
5.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage39
Family violence27
Theft from vehicles16
Other physical violence8
Armed robbery0
Fraud32
Theft without violence18
Drug use10
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.
5.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
90
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.6%
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 sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft, 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, 9.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Munster than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.81/m² a month
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.
€10.81/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Munster€10.81/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€10.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.39 to €13.92/m² a month)
€10.13/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Vallée de Munster
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Mortality in Munster, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns: 81 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Munster is Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil, 9.5 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 869 residents of Munster died, against 811 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% more. Also worth knowing: in Haut-Rhin, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Munster · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil
9.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Hospice Civil
85.5 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haut-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Bâtiment dit la Laub: Photo: Stéphane Spieser · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne orangerie des Hartmann: Photo: Charles Bauer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne abbaye bénédictine Saint-Grégoire: Photo: Samuel Wernain · CC BY 2.5 · Ancien hôtel de ville: Photo: Stéphane Spieser · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Munster
Is Munster safe?
It grades A− for safety, #15 of 45 in Haut-Rhin.
Are schools in Munster good?
They grade A, better than 92% of compared French towns and #8 of 51 in Haut-Rhin. The lycée stands out: 100% of 94 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Frédéric Kirschleger in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Munster
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Munster is a commune of 4,738 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
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.
