A lower share of one-person households than 99% of compared French towns, at 20%
With a median age of 50.4, Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth is older than 84% of compared French towns. For Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth, the census puts households headed by a retired person at 46%. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 322, in 140 households. In the typical compared French town, 11% of households have no car; here, 7.1%.
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 Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth
Fewer residents than in 2012
Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth had 348 residents at the 2012 census and 322 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 94% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower growth than 94% of compared French towns: Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth changed by −7% since 2012
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 years 2012 to 2017 brought +1%; 2017 to 2023, −8%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Bas-Rhin town +6%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 93% of compared French towns, at 7.9%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth 50.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Here, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over. As a yardstick, 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%.
A larger share of couples with children than 72% of compared French towns: 29%
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 2.4 people. In the typical compared French town, couples with children come to 25%. Higher than in 67% of compared French towns: 11% of households are single parents.
A lower share of second homes than 88% of compared French towns, at 0.8%
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
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Locally, 6.2% of homes stand empty. One household in 14 has no car (median compared French town: 11%).
Standard of living at the median: €29,060 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 Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth is €29,060 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 79% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a manual worker than 93% of compared French towns: 23%
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. For comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.6% of residents are immigrants, below 85% 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.
Foreign nationals: 2.4%, below 73% of compared French towns. 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.
More married residents than 99% of compared French towns: 58%
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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth comes in at 18%. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth ranks below 59% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 27%
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 stands at 18%. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (322 to 2,582 people), the 13th 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).
Of the 6 towns nearest Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth | 50.4 | 22% | 0.8% | 2.6% |
| Soultz-sous-Forêts 3,121 · 4.8 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 1.3% | 4.5% |
| Reichshoffen 5,418 · 5.2 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 1.6% | 9.1% |
| Gundershoffen 3,834 · 5.6 mi | 43.6 | 20% | 1.1% | 6.7% |
| Betschdorf 4,231 · 6.2 mi | 45.6 | 23% | 1.1% | 5.8% |
| Niederbronn-les-Bains 4,347 · 6.4 mi | 50.9 | 28% | 5.3% | 5.7% |
| Mertzwiller 3,343 · 6.5 mi | 46.6 | 24% | 0.7% | 6% |
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 Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth
What is the population of Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth?
322 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (348).
How old are Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth’s residents?
The median age is 50.4, older than 84% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth?
1, with occasional dwellings: 0.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.6% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (2.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Dieffenbach-lès-Wœrth?
€29,060 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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