2.1% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 97% of compared French towns
9.9% of homes stand empty; in the typical compared French town the figure is 6.7%. La Broque is home to 2,625 residents in 1,200 households, by the 2023 Census. Second homes make up about one in 13 here (7.5%). More households headed by a manual worker than in 88% of compared French towns: 21%.
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 La Broque
Fewer residents than in 2012
La Broque had 2,812 residents at the 2012 census and 2,625 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−7% since 2012, a pace below 92% 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: −5% from 2012 to 2017, then −1% to 2023.
La Broque is older than 67% of compared French towns: a median age of 46.6
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Broque 46.6. The median compared French town: 44.
At 11%, residents aged 15 to 24 sit close to the figure in the typical compared French town. Residents aged 65 and over account for 23%.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
La Broque ranks above 74% of compared French towns on single-parent households: 12%
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
Average household size: 2.2 people. In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%. Just over a third of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 56% of compared French towns. On couples with children, 25% here is much the same as in the typical compared French town.
La Broque ranks below 54% of compared French towns on flats: 28%
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
Put another way, about one in nine: 11% of households have no car. Typically, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town.
Half above, half below €24,920 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 €24,920 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 61% of compared French towns. Poverty touches 11.0% of residents.
La Broque: 37% of households are headed by a retired person, above 75% 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
With households headed by a manager or professional at 6.5%, La Broque is behind 72% of compared French towns on that count. For comparison, 32% 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).
La Broque: 6.9% of 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.
Put another way, about one in 19: 5.2% of residents are foreign nationals. That is higher than in 53% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Bas-Rhin has 8.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A larger share of single residents than 56% of compared French towns: 26%
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
On the census count, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
18% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 90% 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
21% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
16th highest median age among 41 French towns of 2,598 to 2,653
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Bourguébus is the youngest (34.6); Longeville-sur-Mer the oldest (62.9).
Around La Broque, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Broque | 46.6 | 23% | 7.5% | 6.9% |
| Barr 7,057 · 11.9 mi | 44 | 20% | 2.5% | 9% |
| Rosheim 5,457 · 12 mi | 46.7 | 24% | 1.8% | 3.8% |
| Mutzig 6,087 · 12.2 mi | 37.8 | 17% | 4.5% | 10% |
| Obernai 12,587 · 12.8 mi | 44.8 | 24% | 4.2% | 10% |
| Bischoffsheim 3,342 · 13 mi | 48.7 | 24% | 4.4% | 3.9% |
| Dorlisheim 2,636 · 13.2 mi | 50.6 | 29% | 1.3% | 4.8% |
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 La Broque
What is the population of La Broque?
2,625 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (2,812).
How old are La Broque’s residents?
The median age is 46.6, older than 67% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Broque?
110, with occasional dwellings: 7.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Broque?
INSEE counts 180 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.9% of residents, and 140 foreign nationals (5.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Broque?
€24,920 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 11.0% 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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