In Buhl, 35% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 99% of compared French towns
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, 32% of households are couples with children in Buhl. At 16%, the share of residents aged 65 and over is lower than in 88% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 506, in 210 households. Locally, 17% 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.
Since 2012, Buhl has changed by −2%, slower than 79% 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
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Bas-Rhin town +6%. From 2012 to 2017 the change was +1%; from 2017 to 2023, −3%.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 8.8% in Buhl, less than in 84% 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
■ Buhl 45.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Buhl’s residents are over 45.5, older than in 60% of compared French towns. For comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
In Buhl, 27% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 89% 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 average household has 2.4 people. Single-parent households are rarer here than in three fifths of compared French towns. For comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Buhl sits below 85% of compared French towns for second homes (0.9%)
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
By its share of households without a car (8.4%), Buhl is below 64% of compared French towns. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Second homes: 2.1% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Nearly one in ten homes stand empty, or about one in 11.
At the median, €29,770 a year to live on
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 €29,770 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 83% of compared French towns.
In Buhl, 22% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 92% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 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).
8.1% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 75% of compared French towns
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 6.5% in the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants in Buhl comes in at 9.5%. For foreign nationals, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. The median compared commune in Bas-Rhin has 8.5%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in just over two thirds 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.
Married residents: 56%, a higher 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
The share of single residents is 20%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Buhl sits below 90% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (18%)
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
Compared with 19% in the typical compared French town, 22% of adults out of school have no qualification here. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
21st highest median age among 41 French towns of 506 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).
Buhl and its 6 nearest towns: 4 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buhl | 45.5 | 16% | 0.9% | 9.5% |
| Seltz 3,204 · 4.4 mi | 47.5 | 20% | 2.1% | 21% |
| Betschdorf 4,231 · 4.8 mi | 45.6 | 23% | 1.1% | 5.8% |
| Soultz-sous-Forêts 3,121 · 5.6 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 1.3% | 4.5% |
| Soufflenheim 4,740 · 6.4 mi | 46.4 | 23% | 2.2% | 9.5% |
| Wissembourg 7,566 · 8.7 mi | 51.8 | 27% | 3.2% | 19% |
| Drusenheim 5,388 · 10.9 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 0.6% | 6.3% |
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 Buhl
What is the population of Buhl?
506 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (518).
How old are Buhl’s residents?
The median age is 45.5, older than 60% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Buhl?
2, with occasional dwellings: 0.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Buhl?
INSEE counts 48 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.5% of residents, and 41 foreign nationals (8.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Buhl?
€29,770 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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