Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 748 in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
At under 1,000 residents, Schweighouse-Thann is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Schweighouse-Thann as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église catholique Saint-Dominique, in Vieux-Thann, 4.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Schweighouse-Thann.
Degrees are held by 34% of adults, above both Haut-Rhin’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Residents of Schweighouse-Thann have a median age of 48. The under-15s are 16% of the population here.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Schweighouse-Thann | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.3% of commuters at the census. 8.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below Haut-Rhin’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. For its 350 residents in work, Schweighouse-Thann has 50 jobs: 0.1 each.
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 town’s pupils have a collège 1.2 mi away. General-bac pupils go 4.1 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Nathan KatzNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 130 | 93%−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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Schweighouse-Thann. Best known first.
MuseumTrain Thur Doller Alsace4.4 km north, in CernayAttractionAttractionVélo Rail Sud Alsace2.5 km northwest, in Aspach-MichelbachAttractionAttractionAspach2.5 km northwest, in Aspach-MichelbachAttractionAttractionBurnhaupt2.6 km southwest, in Burnhaupt-le-HautAttractionAttractionCernay St André4.4 km north, in CernayPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Schweighouse-Thann is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Schweighouse-Thann.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schweighouse-Thann | 748 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cernay | 12,057 | 3.8 | B− | B− | B− | D− |
| Vieux-Thann | 2,866 | 3.9 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Thann | 7,762 | 4.6 | B− | B+ | B− | D |
| Wittelsheim | 10,645 | 4.8 | C+ | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Morschwiller-le-Bas | 3,694 | 5.1 | B− | C− | B+ | B |
| Lutterbach | 6,851 | 5.5 | C | C− | C− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Schweighouse-Thann is a commune of 748 people in the Communauté de communes de Thann-Cernay. 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.