2.7% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 95% of compared French towns
Half of Herrlisheim’s residents are over 48, older than in 74% of compared French towns. Census figures put one-person households at 29% here. The town had 4,694 residents in 2,080 households at the 2023 Census. The figure for second homes is 0.6% in Herrlisheim and 2.1% 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.
Slower than most: −2% since 2012, behind 79% 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 +1% and the next six −3%.
Herrlisheim sits below 79% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (9.2%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Herrlisheim 48. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 65 and over at 24%, Herrlisheim is ahead of 59% of compared French towns on that count.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 6.9%, a lower share than 91% 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
Couples with children make up 29%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2.2 people. To put it in context, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
5.6% of households have no car, fewer than in 83% 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
Flats: 26% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. Of all households, 6.5% moved in during the last two years and 34% have stayed three decades or more. Herrlisheim has fewer empty homes than 58% of compared French towns, at 6.1%. The share of households without a car in the typical compared French town is 11%.
Half above, half below €29,500 a year in 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 €29,500 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 82% of compared French towns. Below the poverty line: 6.0% of residents.
A higher share of households headed by a manual worker than 80% of compared French towns, at 19%
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
With households headed by a manager or professional at 11%, Herrlisheim is ahead of 59% of compared French towns on that count. On top of that, this Bas-Rhin town has more households headed by a retired person than 51% of compared French towns, at 33%. Set beside 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).
Herrlisheim ranks below 73% of compared French towns on immigrants: 4%
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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Herrlisheim has 2.8%. Against that, 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.
51% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 95% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%; Herrlisheim has 21%. By way of comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Below 64% of compared French towns: 17% 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
By its share of graduates of higher education (28%), Herrlisheim is below 58% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (4,660 to 4,726 people), the 13th 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 Auzeville-Tolosane (30.5), the oldest Bourbon-Lancy (57.2).
Herrlisheim is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herrlisheim | 48 | 24% | 0.6% | 4% |
| Gambsheim 5,312 · 2.9 mi | 45.5 | 21% | 1.1% | 6.1% |
| Bischwiller 12,242 · 3.4 mi | 43.6 | 21% | 0.9% | 15% |
| Drusenheim 5,388 · 3.4 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 0.6% | 6.3% |
| Oberhoffen-sur-Moder 3,992 · 4.1 mi | 41.9 | 20% | 0.4% | 3.4% |
| Gries 2,868 · 4.3 mi | 47.2 | 21% | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| Kilstett 2,607 · 4.3 mi | 46.7 | 19% | 0.7% | 5.1% |
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 Herrlisheim
What is the population of Herrlisheim?
4,694 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (4,808).
How old are Herrlisheim’s residents?
The median age is 48, older than 74% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Herrlisheim?
13, with occasional dwellings: 0.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Herrlisheim?
INSEE counts 190 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4% of residents, and 130 foreign nationals (2.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Herrlisheim?
€29,500 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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