Hinsingen: 20% of homes stand empty, above 99% of compared French towns
2.6% of homes are flats, against 30% in the typical compared French town. For Hinsingen, the census puts single-parent households at 33%. Compared with other places, residents aged 15 to 24 are scarce here: 9.1%, fewer than in 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 Hinsingen
Empty homes
The census found 8 homes empty (20%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Hinsingen had 84 residents at the 2012 census and 78 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Hinsingen has changed by −7%, slower than 93% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought +4%; 2017 to 2023, −10%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Bas-Rhin town +6%.
Younger than 62% of compared French towns: half of Hinsingen is under 42.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Hinsingen 42.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 22% in Hinsingen.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
17% of households are couples with children, fewer than in 86% 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
Households average 2.6 people. Compared with other places, one-person households are scarce here: 33%, fewer than in 59% of compared French towns. On average, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of households without a car than 76% of compared French towns: 6.7%
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 in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for households without a car is 11% in the typical compared French town. Census figures put second homes at 2% in Hinsingen.
33% of households are headed by a manual worker, 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
Higher than in 55% of compared French towns: 33% of households are headed by a retired person. Across the comparison, 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 lower share of immigrants than 98% of compared French towns, at 1.3%
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.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 1.3% of residents are foreign nationals here. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A higher share of married residents than 95% of compared French towns, at 52%
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
The share of single residents trails 94% of compared French towns: 19%. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 88% of compared French towns, at 12%
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
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 22% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification here. Elsewhere, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 78 to 2,582 people: this is the 10th youngest
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 young as Hinsingen
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinsingen | 42.5 | 22% | 2% | 1.3% |
| Sarralbe 4,364 · 3.2 mi | 44.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 6% |
| Sarre-Union 2,731 · 4.5 mi | 48.8 | 28% | 1.8% | 10% |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs 3,016 · 7.6 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 8.1% | 15% |
| Hambach 2,766 · 8.1 mi | 47.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 9.3% |
| Woustviller 2,786 · 8.5 mi | 50 | 26% | 0.1% | 12% |
| Sarreguemines 20,143 · 11.6 mi | 48.8 | 26% | 1.6% | 15% |
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 Hinsingen
What is the population of Hinsingen?
78 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (84).
How old are Hinsingen’s residents?
The median age is 42.5, younger than 62% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Hinsingen?
1, with occasional dwellings: 2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Hinsingen?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.3% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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