Orschwihr’s strongest is schools (B+) — bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 3.9 points above the expected rate. Health lags (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for cost of living, B for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Orschwihr 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 Orschwihr 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.
Ancien château: Photo: Bernard Chenal · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Orschwihr.
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Orschwihr is above 83% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Haut-Rhin: 85.5 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. After the care-home adjustment, Orschwihr’s deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, above both Haut-Rhin’s towns (92) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 90 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 92, 3% more.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Orschwihr · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Guebwiller
10.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Albert Schweitzer
85.5 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haut-Rhin, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Orschwihr than in Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 92.3%
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Orschwihr, 95.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The bac pro: 91% of 154 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. At the four general lycées, 96% of 527 candidates passed the bac, 1.3 points below the expected rate.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Incomes in Orschwihr run higher than in Haut-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €30,470 a year per consumption unit
9%walk, cycle or take transit
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 8.8% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stood at 7.6%, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Per resident in work, Orschwihr counts 0.3 jobs (150 jobs, 500 workers).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Orschwihr, 0.3 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 58% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Orschwihr has fewer young adults than Haut-Rhin’s towns or compared French towns: 8.2% are 15 to 24
47.4median age
Degrees are held by 39% of adults. 23% of residents are 65 or over, close to both Haut-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Orschwihr is 47.4.
OrschwihrHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Orschwihr is €11.93/m² a month
€11.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €10.31/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.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Orschwihr€11.93/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€11.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.64 to €14.77/m² a month)
€10.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,290
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Région de Guebwiller
Orschwihr is a commune of 1,010 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
Population
1,010 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Région de Guebwiller
Département
Haut-Rhin (68)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.7 sq mi (7 km²)
INSEE code
68250
Orschwihr’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 Orschwihr
Is Orschwihr safe?
Orschwihr has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.6 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Orschwihr good?
They grade B+, better than 73% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
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.
