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Municipality profile · department 68

Property in Schwoben

The municipality has 229 inhabitants, a change of +0.4% ; median living standard there reaches €39,270 a year.

Population
229
-6.9% since 2012
Median living standard
€39,270
per year per consumption unit

Public data cross-referenced (DGFiP, INSEE, ADEME), recorded on October 4, 2026.

Rents

Reference rents (2025)

Median advertised rent per m² by property type in Schwoben, 2025
Property typeMedian rent (€/m²)Range (€/m²)
Flats, all sizes12.810.0 – 16.4
Flats with 1-2 rooms15.112.1 – 18.8
Flats with 3 or more rooms10.98.4 – 14.1
Houses10.37.5 – 14.0

How to read this table. This is a predicted advertised rent, including service charges, per square metre per month — not the rent signed in the lease. The range brackets the estimate: most listings in the municipality fall within it. These estimates are recalculated every year with a new model, so two releases cannot be compared with each other.

Estimations ANIL, à partir des données du Groupe SeLoger et de leboncoin · Rent map 2025

Energy performance of the housing stock

Breakdown of homes in Schwoben by energy performance certificate (EPC) band. Since the loi Climat & Résilience (Climate and Resilience Act), it is this band that determines whether a home may be let.

Breakdown of energy performance certificates in Schwoben

  • A526.3%
  • B15.3%
  • C210.5%
  • D210.5%
  • E526.3%
  • F210.5%
  • G210.5%

19 homes surveyed. 21.1% of the surveyed housing stock is rated F or G — that is 4 homes already affected, or about to be, by the letting ban. Including band E, targeted for 2034, the share rises to 47.4%.

Rental ban timeline
  1. 2025Gbanned
  2. 2028Fbanned
  3. 2034Ebanned

2021 loi Climat & Résilience (Climate and Resilience Act) — applies to new leases.

Counts and shares by band, across all energy surveys recorded in the municipality.

Source: ADEME, energy performance certificate database · recorded on October 4, 2026

Why this breakdown matters. A dwelling rated G can no longer be let under a new lease since 1st January 2025; F will follow in 2028 and E in 2034. A commune whose stock is largely rated F or G therefore faces a wall of renovation work, or an exit from the rental market.

Note: these figures cover surveyed homes, not the entire stock. A survey is only required on sale or letting, so homes occupied for a long time are under-represented.

Housing stock

Schwoben has 105 dwellings at the 2023 census, of which 93.5% are main residences; the rest is split between second homes and vacant dwellings.

What are dwellings used for?

Housing categories in SchwobenMain residences : 93.5%Second homes and occasional dwellings : 2.2%Vacant dwellings : 4.3%
  • Main residences93.5%
  • Second homes and occasional dwellings2.2%
  • Vacant dwellings4.3%
A vacant dwelling is one unoccupied on the census date: awaiting sale, letting or works, or simply left empty.

Source: INSEE, census

Who lives in main residences?

Housing tenure of residents of SchwobenTenants : 10.6%Owner-occupiers : 89.4%
  • Tenants2410.6%
  • Owner-occupiers20189.4%
Share of RESIDENTS according to whether their household owns, rents or is housed free of charge, not the share of dwellings.

Source: INSEE, census

Between 2012 and 2023, the housing stock grew by +5.8% while the population changed by -6.9%: homes are being built faster than the commune gains residents, a sign of smaller households, second homes or rising vacancy.

Dwellings (2023)105
Households98
Housing: Schwoben compared with its département, its region and France
SchwobenHaut-RhinGrand EstFrance
Main residences202393.5%+11.1 pts vs France87.4%86.8%82.4%
Second homes20232.2%−7.6 pts vs France3.7%4.0%9.8%
Vacant dwellings20234.3%−3.5 pts vs France9.0%9.2%7.8%
Residents who own their home89.4%+28.6 pts vs France63.4%62.2%60.8%
Tenant residents10.6%−26.8 pts vs France34.8%35.9%37.4%

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Long-term empty dwellings

Private dwellings vacant for more than two years (2025)0
Share of private housing stock0.0%

Why vacancy of more than two years. A dwelling that stands empty for a few months is waiting for a buyer, a tenant or the end of building work: that is the normal breathing of the market. Empty for more than two years, it has left the market — a run-down property, a blocked inheritance, an owner who will neither let nor sell. We do not publish total vacancy from the same file: its national level varies by a third from one year to the next without the housing stock having changed, which rules out any comparison.

Source: LOVAC (Cerema, DGFiP), vacant dwellings in the private housing stock · recorded on October 4, 2026

Dwellings authorised for construction in Schwoben

Dwellings for which a building permit has been granted, by year of authorisation. An authorised dwelling is not yet built: allow two to three years before delivery.
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Dwellings authorised by year
YearFlats (multi-dwelling buildings)Detached housesTotal
2021000
2022022
2023022
2024000
2025011
2026*000

Source: Sit@del, ministry responsible for housing · recorded on October 4, 2026

Sources: INSEE (census), Sit@del · recorded on October 4, 2026

Population and households

Population229
Households98
People per household2.33

Change in the population of Schwoben

Population trendPopulation: 119 in 1968, 229 in 202315020025019681982199920122023229 inhab.
Municipal population at each census. INSEE does not publish a population every year: the points are the census years available.

Between 2012 and 2023, the population changed by -6.9%.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 4, 2026

Age breakdown

Age breakdown of the population of SchwobenUnder 18 : 14.6%18 to 24 : 7.5%25 to 29 : 5.8%30 and over : 72.1%
  • Under 183314.6%
  • 18 to 24177.5%
  • 25 to 29135.8%
  • 30 and over16272.1%
Population aged 2 and over, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

What do people aged 15 and over do?

Employment status of residents aged 15 and over in SchwobenEmployed workers : 59.5%Unemployed : 3.0%Retired people : 28.0%Pupils and students : 5.0%Other economically inactive : 4.5%
  • Employed workers11859.5%
  • Unemployed63.0%
  • Retired people5628.0%
  • Pupils and students105.0%
  • Other economically inactive94.5%
Each resident aged 15 or over is counted once, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

Schwoben compared with its département, its region and France
SchwobenHaut-RhinGrand EstFrance
Population trend2012-2023-6.9%−11.3 pts vs France+2.1%+0.3%+4.4%
Median age202348.7 years+6.2 yrs vs France43.9 years43.3 years42.5 years
Share aged under 25202323.8%−5.0 pts vs France27.3%28.1%28.8%
Share aged 65 and over202320.8%−0.5 pt vs France21.4%21.6%21.3%
People per household20232.3+7% vs France2.22.22.2

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Why the number of people per household matters. A household is everyone who shares the same dwelling. The fewer people it has, the more demand shifts towards small homes — studios and one-bedroom flats, sought by people living alone, students and retirees; the more it has, the more demand shifts towards family homes with three or more rooms.

In Schwoben, a household has 2.33 people on average, compared with 2.17 in France: more families, so demand leans more towards larger homes.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 4, 2026

Income and employment

Income and employment: Schwoben compared with its département, its region and France
SchwobenHaut-RhinGrand EstFrance
Median living standard (per year)2023€39,270+52% vs France€27,620€25,850€25,920
Unemployment rate (aged 15-64)20234.9%−6.1 pts vs France11.3%11.3%11.0%
Activity rate (aged 15-64)202380.9%+5.2 pts vs France76.8%75.3%75.7%
Share of retired people (aged 15 and over)202328.0%≈ France28.2%28.6%28.1%
Share of pupils and students (aged 15 and over)20235.0%−2.6 pts vs France6.0%7.2%7.6%

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

How to read these figures. The standard of living is a household's disposable income (salaries, pensions and benefits, after tax) divided by its number of consumption units: the first adult counts as 1, other people aged 14 or over as 0.5, and each child as 0.3. It allows a single person and a family to be compared.

The poverty rate is the share of residents whose standard of living is below 60% of the national median. INSEE does not publish it for small communes, for reasons of statistical confidentiality: its absence is not a zero.

The unemployment rate here is the census one: people who declare themselves without work and looking for it, among the economically active aged 15 to 64. It is higher than INSEE's quarterly rate, which follows a stricter international definition.

Sources: INSEE (census, Filosofi) · recorded on October 4, 2026

Economic fabric

Number of businesses located in Schwoben

Number of businesses located in SchwobenBusinesses: 12 in 2014, 12 in 202411121320142016201820202022202412
Businesses in market activities, excluding agriculture, located in the commune and counted at 31 December each year. This is a stock: it shows the size of the local economy, not how much it is being renewed.

12 businesses in 2024, compared with 12 in 2014: 0.0% over the period.

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Number of businesses by year
YearBusinesses
201412
201511
201613
201713
201812
201912
202011
202112
202211
202313
202412

Source: INSEE, business demography information system · recorded on October 4, 2026

Businesses: Schwoben compared with its département, its region and France
SchwobenHaut-RhinGrand EstFrance
Number of businesses20241259,972425,3156,437,729
Change in the number of businesses2019-20240.0%−25.0 pts vs France+22.5%+23.2%+25.0%
Businesses per 1,000 inhabitants202452.4−46% vs France77.876.497.3

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

In what form do businesses operate?

Legal forms of businesses in SchwobenSole traders : 82.6%SARL and EURL : 13.0%Civil companies, including SCI : 4.3%
  • Sole traders1982.6%
  • SARL and EURL313.0%
  • Civil companies, including SCI14.3%
Businesses with an open establishment in Schwoben, by legal form. A sole trader operates in their own name — this is the status of micro-entrepreneurs; an SCI most often holds property assets rather than running an activity. This count is broader than the INSEE one above, which only includes market businesses with an economic activity.

Sources: INSEE (SIRENE register), INPI (national business register) · recorded on October 4, 2026

Registrations and insolvency proceedings

* current year, incomplete

On one side, announcements of registrations, business creations and takeovers; on the other, court-ordered safeguard, recovery and liquidation proceedings. Legal notices published under postcode 68130. A postcode may cover several communes: in a village, these figures describe the wider catchment area, not the commune alone.

From 2021 to 2025, 458 registrations for 146 insolvency proceedings.

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Registrations and insolvency proceedings
YearRegistrationsInsolvency proceedings
20219117
20228522
20235833
202411249
202511225
2026*7437

Source: BODACC, official bulletin of civil and commercial announcements · recorded on October 4, 2026

Sources: INSEE, BODACC · recorded on October 4, 2026

Local taxation

In 2024, the overall property tax rate on built properties is 34.28% in Schwoben.

Rate voted by the commune25.83%
Intercommunal body, syndicates and special taxes8.45%
Overall rate on built properties (total)34.28%
Overall rate on undeveloped land144.29%
Worked example

A dwelling with a cadastral rental value of €3,000 has a tax base of €1,500: the law sets it at half the rental value. In Schwoben, its property tax (taxe foncière) is €1,500 × 34.28% = €514 a year.

These amounts are before the collection charges retained by the State. Your property's rental value is shown on your property tax (taxe foncière) notice.

Property tax rate by year
YearCommunal rateOverall rate on built propertiesHousehold waste
202125.83%31.93%—
202225.83%32.24%—
202325.83%33.98%—
202425.83%34.28%—

Between 2021 and 2024, the overall rate changed by +2.35 point.

How to read these rates. Property tax (taxe foncière) is calculated by multiplying the property's tax base by the overall rate: this is the figure to compare between communes, not the communal rate alone. Since 2021, départements no longer collect property tax on buildings; their former share is included in the communal rate.

A high rate does not mean a high tax. The cadastral rental value is not the market rent: it is an administrative estimate based on 1970 rents, revalued each year by a national coefficient. In a town with old, low rental values, a 50% rate can cost less than a 25% rate elsewhere.

Source: DGFiP, local taxation for individuals (2024 scale) · recorded on October 4, 2026

Living environment

Services and shops in the commune

Health
Nurse
Shops
Bakery

How to read this list. It shows the services for which at least one establishment is recorded in the commune. A service that does not appear is not necessarily absent: INSEE does not locate every facility with the same precision, and the list only includes the main ones.

Source: INSEE, permanent facilities database 2024

Public transport

4 public transport stops are located in the municipality, or 17 stops per 1,000 inhabitants.

Public transport stops in Schwoben

Map of public transport stops in Schwoben
  • Stops4

Outline of the commune, north at the top.

Each dot is a bus, tram, metro or train stop. The map shows where the network is dense: it says nothing about frequency of service.

Source: transport.data.gouv.fr, scheduled timetables of networks · recorded on October 4, 2026

Stops by network

  • Agrégat des réseaux urbains et interurbains du Grand Est3
  • Réseau urbain Distribus1

Fixed internet

  • Dwellings and premises connectable to fibre96.3%
    131 connectable out of 136

Connectable means that optical fibre reaches the building or the street and a subscription can be taken out, not that the dwelling is already subscribed.

Source: ARCEP, fibre rollout · situation as at June 2026

Natural and technological risks

The risks identified by the State in the territory of Schwoben, what they mean, and what they change for a property.

Clay shrink-swell

Medium exposurelevel 2 out of 3

Clay soil swells when wet and shrinks when it dries. These movements crack houses with shallow foundations, especially after a drought.

For a property: At this level, a soil survey is mandatory to sell a building plot and before having a house built. For an existing house, look at the cracks and ask whether a drought claim has already been filed.

Seismicity

Mediumlevel 4 out of 5

France is divided into five seismicity zones, from 1 (very low) to 5 (high, in the Antilles).

For a property: From zone 3, new houses must comply with earthquake-resistant building rules. For an older property, no upgrading is required.

Radon potential

Low potentiallevel 1 out of 3

Radon is a natural radioactive gas that rises from granitic and volcanic soils and can build up in poorly ventilated rooms, especially on ground floors and in basements.

For a property: At this level, no particular information is required when selling or letting.

Underground cavities

2in the commune

Former quarries, cellars, galleries or military works recorded beneath the commune.

For a property: A cavity can cause localised subsidence or collapse of the ground. Before buying, check whether the plot is close to a known cavity.

Installations and cavities recorded in Schwoben

Map of classified installations and underground cavities in SchwobenUnderground cavities — BlockhausUnderground cavities — Blockhaus
  • Underground cavities2

Outline of the commune, north at the top.

Location of known classified installations, Seveso sites and underground cavities.

Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 4, 2026

A prevention plan is not a bad sign in itself. It shows that the risk is mapped and regulated; it is its absence for a known hazard that should raise questions.

This page describes the commune, not an address. Before a sale or a letting, the seller or landlord must provide a risk statement drawn up for the property. You can obtain one free of charge for any address at georisques.gouv.fr.

Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 4, 2026

Frequently asked questions — Schwoben

How many inhabitants does Schwoben have?
Schwoben has 229 inhabitants, with a change of +0.4% (INSEE census).
What share of energy-inefficient homes are there in Schwoben?
47.4% of surveyed homes are rated E, F or G on the energy certificate (source ADEME).
What is the property tax rate in Schwoben?
The overall property tax rate on built properties is 34.3%, of which 25.8% is voted by the commune (source DGFiP).

The same data, put to work.

What the observatory publishes, the five MORYA tools put to use.