6.9% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 798 residents in 340 households: that is Forstfeld at the 2023 Census. In Forstfeld, 4.9% of households have no car. The figure for households headed by a manual worker is 20% in Forstfeld and 14% in the typical compared French town.
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 Forstfeld
Immigrants
INSEE counts 200 immigrants in Forstfeld (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 24% of residents, against 8.5% for the median compared commune in Bas-Rhin. 23% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +9% change since 2012: faster than 67% 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
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%.
Forstfeld is older than 69% of compared French towns: a median age of 47
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Forstfeld 47. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 22% of the total.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Forstfeld ranks below 96% of compared French towns on one-person households: 24%
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: 8.8%, below 69% of compared French towns. About one in three: that is how common couples with children are in Forstfeld (30%). Across the comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
11% of homes are flats, below 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 make up 1.4%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for flats is 30% in the typical compared French town. Here, 9.1% of homes stand empty.
€30,270 a year: the median standard of living
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.
At €30,270 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 86% of compared French towns.
The largest group of households: retired (32%)
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
Higher than in 56% of compared French towns: 10% of households are headed by a manager or professional. Households headed by a retired person are rarer here than in 53% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Forstfeld, 24% of residents are immigrants, more than in 96% 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 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Forstfeld comes in at 23%. Immigrants make up 6.5% 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.
Below 98% of compared French towns: 18% of residents 15 and over are single
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
53% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 73% of compared French towns: 24%
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
On the census count, a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 798 to 2,582 people, the 15th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
A younger town than 1 of the 6 around it: Forstfeld
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forstfeld | 47 | 22% | 1.4% | 24% |
| Seltz 3,204 · 3.8 mi | 47.5 | 20% | 2.1% | 21% |
| Soufflenheim 4,740 · 4.2 mi | 46.4 | 23% | 2.2% | 9.5% |
| Betschdorf 4,231 · 6.7 mi | 45.6 | 23% | 1.1% | 5.8% |
| Drusenheim 5,388 · 7.7 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 0.6% | 6.3% |
| Soultz-sous-Forêts 3,121 · 8.7 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 1.3% | 4.5% |
| Oberhoffen-sur-Moder 3,992 · 9.5 mi | 41.9 | 20% | 0.4% | 3.4% |
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 Forstfeld
What is the population of Forstfeld?
798 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (730).
How old are Forstfeld’s residents?
The median age is 47, older than 69% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Forstfeld?
5, with occasional dwellings: 1.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Forstfeld?
INSEE counts 190 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 24% of residents, and 180 foreign nationals (23%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Forstfeld?
€30,270 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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