Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0Couples with children: 31%, a higher share than 81% of compared French towns
Compared with 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 13% of households are headed by a manager or professional here. Locally, 6.8% of households have no car. Geispolsheim has fewer empty homes than three quarters of compared French towns, at 4.9%. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 7,919, in 3,170 households.
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.
Growth of +11% since 2012 puts Geispolsheim ahead of 73% 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: +6% from 2012 to 2017, then +5% to 2023.
Half of Geispolsheim is under 43.7, younger than 52% 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
■ Geispolsheim 43.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Here, 22% of residents are 65 or over. On residents aged 15 to 24, Geispolsheim sits higher than 51% of compared French towns: 11%.
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%.
Geispolsheim sits below 80% of compared French towns for one-person households (29%)
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
Households average 2.4 people. To put it in context, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. 9.5% of households are single parents, fewer than in 59% of compared French towns.
Geispolsheim sits above 61% of compared French towns for flats (37%)
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
Turnover: 7% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 25% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Geispolsheim has fewer second homes than 78% of compared French towns, at 1.1%. The figure for households in social housing is 11% in Geispolsheim and 12% in the typical compared French town.
Median standard of living: €29,030 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.
The median standard of living in Geispolsheim is €29,030 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 79% of compared French towns. Poverty touches 9.0% of residents.
Fewer households headed by a retired person than 59% 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 manual worker are more common here than in just over half of compared French towns. Measured more widely, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More immigrants than 70% of compared French towns: 9.8%
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 Geispolsheim comes in at 6.3%. On average, 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.
Above 81% of compared French towns: 48% of residents 15 and over are married
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
Across Geispolsheim, 26% of residents 15 and over are single. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Graduates of higher education: 36%, a higher share than 69% 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
16% of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
Ranked by age, 20th oldest 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 Corte (28.3), the oldest Lège-Cap-Ferret (57.7).
Around Geispolsheim, 3 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geispolsheim | 43.7 | 22% | 1.1% | 9.8% |
| Entzheim 2,544 · 1.3 mi | 40.2 | 16% | 12% | 8.1% |
| Lipsheim 2,702 · 1.9 mi | 44.1 | 21% | 1.7% | 5.6% |
| Fegersheim 5,780 · 2.5 mi | 44.2 | 22% | 1% | 8.8% |
| Holtzheim 3,850 · 3 mi | 44.1 | 20% | 0.5% | 7.7% |
| Illkirch-Graffenstaden 27,872 · 3 mi | 40.8 | 21% | 3.6% | 15% |
| Lingolsheim 20,826 · 3.1 mi | 39.1 | 19% | 1.6% | 18% |
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 Geispolsheim
What is the population of Geispolsheim?
7,919 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% more than in 2012 (7,124).
How old are Geispolsheim’s residents?
The median age is 43.7, younger than 52% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Geispolsheim?
36, with occasional dwellings: 1.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Geispolsheim?
INSEE counts 780 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.8% of residents, and 500 foreign nationals (6.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Geispolsheim?
€29,030 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% 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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