A town of second homes: 54% of its homes
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 29 people lived in Blancherupt, in 15 households. 3% of homes stand empty.
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 Blancherupt
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 18 second homes and occasional dwellings in Blancherupt, 54% of its 34 homes: higher than in 98% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Blancherupt had 38 residents at the 2012 census and 29 in 2023, down 24%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 33% single parents with children; 13% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
One home in two in Blancherupt is a second home
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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 13% of households arrived within the last two years, while 13% have stayed 30 years or more.
−24% since 2012: slower than 99% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Bas-Rhin town +6%. The first five years brought ±0%; the six to 2023, −24%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 6.3%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Blancherupt 49. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 49, Blancherupt is older than nearly four fifths of compared French towns. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 25% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
63% women, 37% men
About 60 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
In Blancherupt, 33% of households are single parents, more than in 99% of compared French towns
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
The share of couples with children tops 88% of compared French towns: 33%. Set beside that, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2 people on average. One-person households are rarer here than in nearly three fifths of compared French towns.
Blancherupt ranks above 55% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 33%
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 manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 32% 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).
Blancherupt sits below 63% of compared French towns for foreign nationals (3.1%)
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.
Immigrants account for 6.3%. That is lower than in 52% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Bas-Rhin has 8.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents: 21%, a lower share than 99% 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
Single residents: 18%, below 98% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
3.8% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 99% of compared French towns
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
Graduates of higher education: 27%, below just over three fifths of compared French towns. On average, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 15th oldest of 41 French towns of 29 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Nearby, 1 of 6 towns have older populations than Blancherupt
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blancherupt | 49 | 25% | 54% | 6.3% |
| La Broque 2,625 · 4.3 mi | 46.6 | 23% | 7.5% | 6.9% |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 4,851 · 11.3 mi | 47.7 | 24% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Barr 7,057 · 11.8 mi | 44 | 20% | 2.5% | 9% |
| Moyenmoutier 3,134 · 13.2 mi | 49.7 | 27% | 4.5% | 2.4% |
| Scherwiller 3,099 · 13.4 mi | 47.5 | 22% | 1.6% | 4.5% |
| Châtenois 4,294 · 13.4 mi | 44.4 | 20% | 1.5% | 3.9% |
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 Blancherupt
What is the population of Blancherupt?
29 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 24% fewer than in 2012 (38).
How old are Blancherupt’s residents?
The median age is 49, older than 79% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Blancherupt?
18, with occasional dwellings: 54% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Blancherupt?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.3% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (3.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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