Half of Dehlingen is over 52.7, older than 90% of compared French towns
Where 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, Dehlingen has 38%. Still, households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 342, in 160 households. For Dehlingen, the census puts one-person households at 28%.
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 Dehlingen
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 6.3% single parents with children; 12% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Dehlingen had 369 residents at the 2012 census and 342 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Dehlingen’s residents are under 52.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 22% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−7% since 2012: slower than 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −2%, and from 2017 to 2023 −5%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Bas-Rhin town +6%.
Dehlingen sits below 95% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (7.6%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Dehlingen 52.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The census found that just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over in Dehlingen. Against that, 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%.
Dehlingen sits above 91% of compared French towns for couples with children (34%)
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
Each household has 2.2 people on average. To put it in context, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 95% of compared French towns: 6.3% of households are single parents.
In Dehlingen, 11% of homes are flats, fewer than in 85% 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
Second homes: 3.5%, above 66% of compared French towns. Across Dehlingen, 6.4% of households have no car. 5.8% of homes stand empty, a lower share than in 63% of compared French towns. The share of flats in the typical compared French town is 30%.
A typical living standard of €27,610 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.
Half of Dehlingen’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €27,610 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 67% of compared French towns.
Dehlingen ranks below 97% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 3.1%
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
In the typical compared French town, 32% of households are headed by a retired person; in Dehlingen, 28%. Households headed by a manager or professional make up 9.4% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.9%
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.
The median compared commune in Bas-Rhin has 8.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns. Against that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. In Dehlingen, 0.6% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 19% of residents 15 and over are single in Dehlingen
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 the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Dehlingen, 51%. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
19% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 88% 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
In Dehlingen, 25% of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (342 to 2,582 people), the 8th oldest
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).
Dehlingen is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dehlingen | 52.7 | 22% | 3.5% | 0.9% |
| Sarre-Union 2,731 · 5.6 mi | 48.8 | 28% | 1.8% | 10% |
| Sarralbe 4,364 · 7.6 mi | 44.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 6% |
| Hambach 2,766 · 8.8 mi | 47.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 9.3% |
| Sarreguemines 20,143 · 10.3 mi | 48.8 | 26% | 1.6% | 15% |
| Woustviller 2,786 · 10.5 mi | 50 | 26% | 0.1% | 12% |
| Bitche 4,966 · 11.8 mi | 41 | 23% | 3.1% | 9.9% |
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 Dehlingen
What is the population of Dehlingen?
342 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (369).
How old are Dehlingen’s residents?
The median age is 52.7, older than 90% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Dehlingen?
6, with occasional dwellings: 3.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Dehlingen?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.9% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Dehlingen?
€27,610 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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