In Frœschwiller, 2.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, just over a third of households are one person living alone; in Frœschwiller, 26%. This Bas-Rhin town has fewer flats than 92% of compared French towns, at 6.9%. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 482, in 210 households. Across Frœschwiller, 11% of homes stand empty.
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 Frœschwiller
Fewer residents than in 2012
Frœschwiller had 529 residents at the 2012 census and 482 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−9% since 2012: slower than 96% 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 median Bas-Rhin town changed +6% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −5% and the next six −4%.
A median age of 49.2: Frœschwiller is older than 80% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Frœschwiller 49.2. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24; in Frœschwiller, 9%. At 26%, the share of residents aged 65 and over is higher than in 72% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
In Frœschwiller, 30% of households are couples with children, more than in 78% 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
7.4% of households are single parents, against 10% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2.3 people on average.
In Frœschwiller, 3.9% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 91% 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: 7.2% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. Typically, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. 43% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 2.5% moved in within the last two years. Frœschwiller has more second homes than 53% of compared French towns, at 2.3%.
At the median, €27,680 a year to live on
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 €27,680 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 68% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 35% in Frœschwiller, more than in 99% of compared French towns
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 Frœschwiller, just over two in five households are headed by a retired person, beside 32% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 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).
A smaller share of foreign nationals than 87% of compared French towns: 1.5%
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 6.5% in the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants in Frœschwiller comes in at 3.4%. The median compared commune in Bas-Rhin has 8.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 79% of compared French towns. Foreign nationals make up 4.3% 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.
More married residents than 93% of compared French towns: 51%
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, 25% of residents 15 and over are single; in Frœschwiller, 21%. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Only 21% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Frœschwiller
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 is 24%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (482 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Of the 6 towns nearest Frœschwiller, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frœschwiller | 49.2 | 26% | 2.3% | 3.4% |
| Reichshoffen 5,418 · 2.7 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 1.6% | 9.1% |
| Niederbronn-les-Bains 4,347 · 3.7 mi | 50.9 | 28% | 5.3% | 5.7% |
| Gundershoffen 3,834 · 3.8 mi | 43.6 | 20% | 1.1% | 6.7% |
| Mertzwiller 3,343 · 5.8 mi | 46.6 | 24% | 0.7% | 6% |
| Soultz-sous-Forêts 3,121 · 7.5 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 1.3% | 4.5% |
| Val-de-Moder 5,102 · 8.3 mi | 44.9 | 22% | 1.1% | 6.3% |
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 Frœschwiller
What is the population of Frœschwiller?
482 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (529).
How old are Frœschwiller’s residents?
The median age is 49.2, older than 80% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Frœschwiller?
5, with occasional dwellings: 2.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Frœschwiller?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.4% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Frœschwiller?
€27,680 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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