19% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Half of Furchhausen’s residents are over 49.6, older than in 82% of compared French towns. On the census count, 7.1% of homes are flats. In 2023, the Census found 376 residents in the town, living in 160 households. By its share of second homes (5.5%), Furchhausen is above nearly four fifths 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 Furchhausen
Fewer residents than in 2012
Furchhausen had 417 residents at the 2012 census and 376 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 3.2% single parents with children; 15% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A −10% change since 2012: slower than 97% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +6% for the median Bas-Rhin town, the change came in two steps: ±0% from 2012 to 2017, then −9% to 2023.
8.8% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 85% 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
■ Furchhausen 49.6. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 65 and over at 24%, Furchhausen is ahead of 63% of compared French towns on that count.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
35% of households are couples with children, more than in 93% 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
A household here holds 2.4 people on average. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Compared with other places, single-parent households are scarce here: 3.2%, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns.
3.2% of households have no car, below 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
Newcomers of less than two years account for 4.5% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 37%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town. By its share of empty homes (8.7%), Furchhausen is above 71% of compared French towns.
The median resident lives on €28,600 a year per consumption unit
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 midpoint of living standards here is €28,600 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 76% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a manual worker than 92% of compared French towns: 6.5%
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
32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, against 26% in Furchhausen. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%. Households headed by a manager or professional: 16% of the total.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 3.5% of residents are immigrants in Furchhausen
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 median compared commune in Bas-Rhin has 8.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 78% of compared French towns. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%. About one in 29: that is how common foreign nationals are in Furchhausen (3.5%).
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: 64%
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
Single residents: 15%, below 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Below 92% of compared French towns: 11% of adults out of school have no qualification
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 graduates of higher education tops 77% of compared French towns: 39%. In the typical compared French town, adults with no qualification come to 19%.
14th highest median age among 41 French towns of 376 to 2,582
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.
No nearby town is as old as Furchhausen
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furchhausen | 49.6 | 24% | 5.5% | 3.5% |
| Dettwiller 2,558 · 2.9 mi | 46.1 | 23% | 1.7% | 3.1% |
| Marmoutier 2,699 · 3.3 mi | 44.4 | 21% | 1.6% | 5.7% |
| Saverne 11,460 · 3.7 mi | 46.2 | 24% | 2.8% | 13% |
| Wasselonne 5,780 · 5.6 mi | 46.8 | 24% | 1.6% | 6.6% |
| Hochfelden 4,038 · 6.6 mi | 44 | 22% | 1.1% | 2.5% |
| Marlenheim 4,185 · 7.1 mi | 46.5 | 24% | 2.2% | 5.6% |
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 Furchhausen
What is the population of Furchhausen?
376 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (417).
How old are Furchhausen’s residents?
The median age is 49.6, older than 82% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Furchhausen?
10, with occasional dwellings: 5.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Furchhausen?
INSEE counts 13 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.5% of residents, and 13 foreign nationals (3.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Furchhausen?
€28,600 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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