Eschwiller ranks above 98% of compared French towns on couples with children: 38%
Flats make up 7.6%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Across Eschwiller, 31% of households are headed by a manual worker. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The town counted 173 residents and 65 households at the 2023 Census.
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 Eschwiller
A town of families
38% of households are couples with children and 23% single parents with children; 16% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Eschwiller had 192 residents at the 2012 census and 173 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 14 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower growth than 97% of compared French towns: Eschwiller changed by −10% 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
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Bas-Rhin town +6%.
15% of residents are 15 to 24, a share 95% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Eschwiller 41.5. The median compared French town: 44.
18% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%. With a median age of 41.5, Eschwiller is younger than 69% of compared French towns. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
15% of households are one person living alone, below 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
Single-parent households: 23% here and 10% in the typical compared French town. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%. Households here average 2.7 people each.
Eschwiller: 18% of homes stand empty, above 98% 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
6.2% of households have no car (typical compared French town: 11%). In the typical compared French town, empty homes come to 6.7%. Second homes are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Median standard of living: €27,290 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 €27,290 a year: higher than in 64% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 60% of compared French towns: 31%
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. The comparison figure for households headed by a retired person is 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 94% of compared French towns: 1.7%
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 the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Eschwiller, 1.1%. As a reference point, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
Eschwiller sits above 89% of compared French towns for married residents (49%)
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
At 25%, the share of single residents is higher than in 50% of compared French towns. Married residents: 43% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 85% 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
Set against 19% in the typical compared French town, 26% of adults out of school have no qualification in Eschwiller. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Ranked by age, 7th youngest of 41 French towns this size
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).
Every neighbor is older than Eschwiller
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eschwiller | 41.5 | 18% | 0% | 1.7% |
| Sarre-Union 2,731 · 5.7 mi | 48.8 | 28% | 1.8% | 10% |
| Sarrebourg 12,170 · 8.9 mi | 41.8 | 23% | 3.3% | 11% |
| Phalsbourg 4,688 · 9.4 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 2.6% | 9.5% |
| Sarralbe 4,364 · 10.3 mi | 44.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 6% |
| Saverne 11,460 · 14 mi | 46.2 | 24% | 2.8% | 13% |
| Hambach 2,766 · 14.7 mi | 47.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 9.3% |
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 Eschwiller
What is the population of Eschwiller?
173 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (192).
How old are Eschwiller’s residents?
The median age is 41.5, younger than 69% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Eschwiller?
0, with occasional dwellings: 0% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Eschwiller?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.7% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Eschwiller?
€27,290 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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