In Gambsheim, 3.8% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 91% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional; in Gambsheim, 16%. This Bas-Rhin town had 5,312 residents in 2,360 households at the 2023 census. Households without a car make up about one in 18 here (5.7%). Lower than in 81% of compared French towns: 29% of households are one person living alone.
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.
Faster growth than 84% of compared French towns: Gambsheim changed by +16% 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 whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Bas-Rhin town +6%. The years 2012 to 2017 brought +7%; 2017 to 2023, +9%.
Older than 60% of compared French towns: half of Gambsheim is over 45.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Gambsheim 45.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Where 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, Gambsheim has 9.6%. In Gambsheim, 21% of residents are 65 or over.
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%.
Single-parent households make up 7.6% in Gambsheim, less than in 84% 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
The figure for couples with children is 28% in Gambsheim and 25% in the typical compared French town. The share of single-parent households in the typical compared French town is 10%. On average, 2.3 people share a household.
Second homes make up 1.1% in Gambsheim, less than in 77% 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
The share of flats is 36%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. On empty homes, Gambsheim sits higher than 50% of compared French towns: 6.7%. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €29,810 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.
Living standards centre on €29,810 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 84% of compared French towns. 6.0% of residents have a standard of living below 60% of France’s median.
16% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 63% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Few places have so few households headed by a retired person: 31% here, fewer than in 56% of compared French towns. Households headed by a manual worker: 14% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
6.1% of Gambsheim’s residents are immigrants
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.
About one in 16: that is how common immigrants are in Gambsheim (6.1%). That is lower than in 54% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Bas-Rhin has 8.5%. Foreign nationals make up 3.9%, close to the figure 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.
50% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 91% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
With single residents at 21%, Gambsheim is behind 88% of compared French towns on that count. To put it in context, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Only 15% of adults out of school have no qualification in Gambsheim
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
By its share of graduates of higher education (32%), Gambsheim is above 58% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
15th highest median age among 41 French towns of 5,249 to 5,369
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 Mormant (36.8), the youngest, and Bretignolles-sur-Mer (62.9), the oldest.
No nearby town is as young as Gambsheim
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambsheim | 45.5 | 21% | 1.1% | 6.1% |
| Kilstett 2,607 · 1.6 mi | 46.7 | 19% | 0.7% | 5.1% |
| Herrlisheim 4,694 · 2.9 mi | 48 | 24% | 0.6% | 4% |
| La Wantzenau 5,864 · 3.3 mi | 50.1 | 25% | 0.9% | 7.3% |
| Weyersheim 3,512 · 4.2 mi | 45.7 | 23% | 1.3% | 4.9% |
| Hœrdt 4,570 · 4.6 mi | 45.9 | 20% | 0.8% | 4% |
| Gries 2,868 · 5.4 mi | 47.2 | 21% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
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 Gambsheim
What is the population of Gambsheim?
5,312 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% more than in 2012 (4,572).
How old are Gambsheim’s residents?
The median age is 45.5, older than 60% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Gambsheim?
28, with occasional dwellings: 1.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Gambsheim?
INSEE counts 320 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.1% of residents, and 210 foreign nationals (3.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Gambsheim?
€29,810 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 6.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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