45% of households are couples with children, more than in 99% of compared French towns
With flats at 7.7%, Bolsenheim is behind 91% of compared French towns on that count. The town had 577 residents in 210 households at the 2023 Census. Census figures put households without a car at 2% here. At 19%, the share of residents aged 65 and over is lower than in nearly three quarters of compared French towns.
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 Bolsenheim
A town of families
45% of households are couples with children and 4.8% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Bolsenheim had 463 residents at the 2012 census and 577 in 2023, up 25%: faster growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Bolsenheim’s population changed by +25% since 2012, more than in 94% 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
The median Bas-Rhin town changed +6% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +15% and the next six +9%.
A median age of 41.4: Bolsenheim is younger than 70% 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
■ Bolsenheim 41.4. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 9.8% in Bolsenheim and 11% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
In Bolsenheim, 17% of households are one person living alone, fewer 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
A household here holds 2.7 people on average. Typically, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. At 4.8%, the share of single-parent households is lower than in 99% of compared French towns.
Empty homes make up 5% in Bolsenheim, less than in 75% of compared French towns
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 that moved in under two years ago: 3.4%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 30%. In the typical compared French town, the share of empty homes is 6.7%. 2.7% of homes are second homes, a higher share than in 58% of compared French towns.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €30,830 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 midpoint of living standards here is €30,830 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 88% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person make up 21% in Bolsenheim, less than in 93% of compared French towns
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
Where nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, Bolsenheim has 7.1%. On households headed by a manual worker, Bolsenheim sits higher than 88% of compared French towns: 21%. As a reference point, 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).
Only 0.9% of residents are foreign nationals in Bolsenheim
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.
In Bolsenheim, 3.1% of residents are immigrants, beside 6.5% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Bas-Rhin has 8.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in just over four fifths of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Bolsenheim, 53% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 98% 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
Where 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, Bolsenheim has 19%. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 76% of compared French towns, at 15%
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
With graduates of higher education at 32%, Bolsenheim is ahead of 57% of compared French towns on that count. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
6th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 577 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
A younger town than 5 of the 6 around it: Bolsenheim
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolsenheim | 41.4 | 19% | 2.7% | 3.1% |
| Erstein 10,790 · 2.6 mi | 44 | 21% | 1.2% | 8.2% |
| Benfeld 5,973 · 3.5 mi | 41 | 20% | 1.1% | 8.1% |
| Huttenheim 2,735 · 4.2 mi | 42.2 | 17% | 0.9% | 4.9% |
| Gerstheim 3,490 · 5 mi | 44.5 | 21% | 0.7% | 5.3% |
| Lipsheim 2,702 · 5.6 mi | 44.1 | 21% | 1.7% | 5.6% |
| Fegersheim 5,780 · 6.1 mi | 44.2 | 22% | 1% | 8.8% |
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 Bolsenheim
What is the population of Bolsenheim?
577 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 25% more than in 2012 (463).
How old are Bolsenheim’s residents?
The median age is 41.4, younger than 70% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bolsenheim?
6, with occasional dwellings: 2.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bolsenheim?
INSEE counts 18 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bolsenheim?
€30,830 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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