Couples with children: 36%, a higher share than 94% of compared French towns
Nearly a quarter of households are headed by a manual worker, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Still, households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put Baerendorf’s population at 304, in 120 households. Put another way, about one in 17: 6% of homes are flats.
Throughout this page, the Bas-Rhin median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Baerendorf
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 4% single parents with children; 14% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Baerendorf had 320 residents at the 2012 census and 304 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A −5% change since 2012: slower than 88% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −6%, then +1% to 2023.
A higher share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 82% of compared French towns, at 13%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Baerendorf 45.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Baerendorf’s residents are over 45.7, older than in 61% of compared French towns. In Baerendorf, 20% of residents are 65 or over. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of one-person households than 96% of compared French towns: 24%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Bas-Rhin median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 2.5 people. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%. Compared with other places, single-parent households are scarce here: 4%, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns.
Fewer households without a car than 66% of compared French towns: 8.1%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
One household in 12 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). Households that moved in under two years ago: 5.7%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 38%. Second homes are rarer here than in 63% of compared French towns.
Median standard of living: €27,110 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The median standard of living in Baerendorf is €27,110 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 62% of compared French towns.
Baerendorf ranks below 74% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 28%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 92% of compared French towns: 2%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Baerendorf comes in at 2%. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents: 49%, a higher share than 88% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
In Baerendorf, 26% of residents 15 and over are single. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Baerendorf sits below 81% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (22%)
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
The share of adults with no qualification tops 69% of compared French towns: 23%. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
21st highest median age among 41 French towns of 304 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Around Baerendorf, 3 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baerendorf | 45.7 | 20% | 1.5% | 2% |
| Sarre-Union 2,731 · 7 mi | 48.8 | 28% | 1.8% | 10% |
| Sarrebourg 12,170 · 7.1 mi | 41.8 | 23% | 3.3% | 11% |
| Phalsbourg 4,688 · 9.6 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 2.6% | 9.5% |
| Sarralbe 4,364 · 11.2 mi | 44.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 6% |
| Saverne 11,460 · 14.4 mi | 46.2 | 24% | 2.8% | 13% |
| Hambach 2,766 · 15.9 mi | 47.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 9.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Baerendorf
What is the population of Baerendorf?
304 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (320).
How old are Baerendorf’s residents?
The median age is 45.7, older than 61% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Baerendorf?
2, with occasional dwellings: 1.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Baerendorf?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Baerendorf?
€27,110 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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