Kirchheim sits above 96% of compared French towns for couples with children (37%)
4.5% of households have no car, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 692 residents in Kirchheim, living in 290 households. The census found that just over a quarter of households are headed by a retired person here.
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 Kirchheim
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 8.6% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower growth than 55% of compared French towns: Kirchheim changed by +4% 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
The median Bas-Rhin town changed +6% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +6% and the next six −2%.
9% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 82% 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
■ Kirchheim 43.4. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over is 19%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. The median age in Kirchheim is 43.4, lower than in 55% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of one-person households than 85% of compared French towns, at 28%
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
In Kirchheim, nearly one in ten households are single parents, beside 10% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.4 people each.
Fewer flats than 63% of compared French towns: 22%
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
Long tenure is the mark of 27% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 6.2% (under two years). Few places have as many empty homes: 6.9% here, more than in 52% of compared French towns. Second homes make up 2.2%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €28,490 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.
Half of Kirchheim’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €28,490 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 75% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 15% in Kirchheim, more than in 77% 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
Households headed by a manual worker: 12% here and 14% in the typical compared French town. The share of households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Kirchheim 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.
The median compared commune in Bas-Rhin has 8.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 73% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Foreign nationals account for 2%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 98% of compared French towns: 18%
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
Against a figure of 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Kirchheim comes in at 51%. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 77% of compared French towns: 14%
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
34% of Kirchheim’s residents 15 and over who have left education hold a higher-education diploma, against 30% in the median compared French town; 14% have no diploma (19%).
41 French towns of 692 to 2,582 people: this is the 13th 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.
Nearby, 5 of 6 towns have older populations than Kirchheim
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirchheim | 43.4 | 19% | 2.2% | 4% |
| Marlenheim 4,185 · 1 mi | 46.5 | 24% | 2.2% | 5.6% |
| Wasselonne 5,780 · 3.1 mi | 46.8 | 24% | 1.6% | 6.6% |
| Molsheim 9,318 · 4.7 mi | 44.8 | 22% | 1% | 9.5% |
| Mutzig 6,087 · 5.3 mi | 37.8 | 17% | 4.5% | 10% |
| Dorlisheim 2,636 · 5.8 mi | 50.6 | 29% | 1.3% | 4.8% |
| Achenheim 2,637 · 6.3 mi | 43.9 | 24% | 2% | 6.1% |
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 Kirchheim
What is the population of Kirchheim?
692 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (668).
How old are Kirchheim’s residents?
The median age is 43.4, younger than 55% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Kirchheim?
7, with occasional dwellings: 2.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Kirchheim?
INSEE counts 28 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4% of residents, and 14 foreign nationals (2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Kirchheim?
€28,490 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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