Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 451 residents, it is a town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Thannenkirch out for now. Just over a fifth of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Thannenkirch does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Thannenkirch as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Châteaux de Guirsberg, de Haut-Ribeaupierre et de Saint-Ulrich, in Ribeauvillé, 1.8 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and gardens in and near Thannenkirch. Best known first.
AttractionChâteau de Saint-Ulrich3.3 km south, in RibeauvilléAttractionAttractionRocher des Géantsin townAttractionAttractionRocher Pointuin townAttractionAttractionChâteau du Haut-Koenigsbourg3.6 km northeast, in OrschwillerAttractionAttractionJohann Baptist Wendling4.2 km south, in RibeauvilléPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thannenkirch.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 16% of the town. Graduates make up 38% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Thannenkirch | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Per resident in work, Thannenkirch counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €29,560 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Near Thannenkirch, 99.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Haut-Rhin’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 3.1 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les MénétriersNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 157 | 89%±0 pts |
| Lycée RibeaupierreNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 141 | 99%+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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.48/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Thannenkirch 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 Thannenkirch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thannenkirch | 451 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ribeauvillé | 4,685 | 2.9 | A | B− | A− | B− |
| Châtenois Bas-Rhin | 4,294 | 5.4 | A | C | A | C+ |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines | 4,851 | 5.5 | A | A | B+ | C |
| Kaysersberg Vignoble | 4,383 | 6.7 | A | B+ | B | C |
| Scherwiller Bas-Rhin | 3,099 | 6.8 | — | B− | — | C |
| Sélestat Bas-Rhin | 19,589 | 7.2 | B− | C+ | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Thannenkirch is a commune of 451 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Ribeauvillé. 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.