Drachenbronn-Birlenbach sits above 98% of compared French towns for empty homes (17%)
Set against 10% in the typical compared French town, 6% of households are single parents in Drachenbronn-Birlenbach. The town had 581 residents in 250 households at the 2023 Census. In Drachenbronn-Birlenbach, 6.2% of homes are flats. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% 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 Drachenbronn-Birlenbach
Fewer residents than in 2012
Drachenbronn-Birlenbach had 919 residents at the 2012 census and 581 in 2023, down 37%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 56 homes empty (17%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Drachenbronn-Birlenbach’s residents are under 52 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 25% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Drachenbronn-Birlenbach’s population moved −37% on 2012, less than in 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
Here the change came as −17% to 2017, then −24% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +6% in Bas-Rhin.
Drachenbronn-Birlenbach is older than 89% of compared French towns: a median age of 52
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Drachenbronn-Birlenbach 52. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, against 8.1% in Drachenbronn-Birlenbach. Residents aged 65 and over account for 25%.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Only 25% of households are one person living alone in Drachenbronn-Birlenbach
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 typical household size is 2.3 people. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town.
7.4% of homes are second homes, more than in 84% 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 without a car: 8.3% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 3.4% of households moved in less than two years ago; 39% have been in their home 30 years or more.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €27,700 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €27,700 a year: higher than in 68% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a manual worker than 98% of compared French towns: 27%
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, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional; in Drachenbronn-Birlenbach, 13%. The comparison figure for households headed by a manual worker is 14% in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in three: nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
7.4% of residents are foreign nationals, more than in 72% 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.
The figure for immigrants is 8.2% in Drachenbronn-Birlenbach and 6.5% in the typical compared French town. Immigrants make up a share higher than in just over three fifths of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Bas-Rhin has 8.5%. Typically, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents make up 57% in Drachenbronn-Birlenbach, more than in 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 trails 98% of compared French towns: 18%. The usual figure: 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 66% of compared French towns: 16%
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 the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Drachenbronn-Birlenbach, 28%. As a yardstick, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 581 to 2,582 people: this is the 9th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Every neighbor is younger than Drachenbronn-Birlenbach
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drachenbronn-Birlenbach | 52 | 25% | 7.4% | 8.2% |
| Soultz-sous-Forêts 3,121 · 3.3 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 1.3% | 4.5% |
| Wissembourg 7,566 · 4.9 mi | 51.8 | 27% | 3.2% | 19% |
| Betschdorf 4,231 · 5.9 mi | 45.6 | 23% | 1.1% | 5.8% |
| Reichshoffen 5,418 · 10.2 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 1.6% | 9.1% |
| Niederbronn-les-Bains 4,347 · 10.8 mi | 50.9 | 28% | 5.3% | 5.7% |
| Gundershoffen 3,834 · 10.9 mi | 43.6 | 20% | 1.1% | 6.7% |
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 Drachenbronn-Birlenbach
What is the population of Drachenbronn-Birlenbach?
581 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 37% fewer than in 2012 (919).
How old are Drachenbronn-Birlenbach’s residents?
The median age is 52, older than 89% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Drachenbronn-Birlenbach?
25, with occasional dwellings: 7.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Drachenbronn-Birlenbach?
INSEE counts 47 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.2% of residents, and 43 foreign nationals (7.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Drachenbronn-Birlenbach?
€27,700 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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