La Petite-Pierre is older than 96% of compared French towns: a median age of 56.8
The share of households in social housing is 3.8%, against 12% in the typical compared French town. La Petite-Pierre is home to 586 residents in 270 households, by the 2023 Census. 15% of households are couples with children, or about one in seven. Few places have as many households headed by a manual worker: 23% here, more than in 92% 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 La Petite-Pierre
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 89 second homes and occasional dwellings in La Petite-Pierre, 22% of its 400 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 88% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of La Petite-Pierre’s residents are under 56.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 14% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
La Petite-Pierre had 629 residents at the 2012 census and 586 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 48 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A larger share of second homes than 94% 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
17% of homes are flats, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Higher than in 88% of compared French towns: 12% of homes stand empty. For comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households without a car: 8.3% of the total.
A change of −7% since 2012 leaves La Petite-Pierre behind 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 median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Bas-Rhin town +6%.
La Petite-Pierre sits below 98% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (6.7%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Petite-Pierre 56.8. The median compared French town: 44.
In La Petite-Pierre, 36% of residents are 65 or over, beside 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.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Below 83% of compared French towns: 7.7% of households are single parents
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
Against a figure of 35% in the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households in La Petite-Pierre comes in at 38%. Measured more widely, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Each household has 2 people on average.
The median resident lives on €26,930 a year per consumption unit
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 €26,930 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 61% of compared French towns.
5.8% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 78% 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
33% of households are headed by a retired person, or about one in three. Households headed by a manager or professional make up 9.4% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In La Petite-Pierre, 4.3% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 71% of compared French towns
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.
Here 3.1% of residents are foreign nationals, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. For immigrants, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of single residents than 85% of compared French towns, at 21%
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
Here, just over two in five residents 15 and over are married. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
La Petite-Pierre sits above 70% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (23%)
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
In La Petite-Pierre, 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. Measured more widely, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 586 to 2,582 people: this is the 5th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
La Petite-Pierre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Petite-Pierre | 56.8 | 36% | 22% | 4.3% |
| Ingwiller 3,995 · 7.1 mi | 46 | 26% | 2.1% | 5.6% |
| Bouxwiller 3,754 · 7.4 mi | 46 | 23% | 2.4% | 9.2% |
| Phalsbourg 4,688 · 7.4 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 2.6% | 9.5% |
| Saverne 11,460 · 8.5 mi | 46.2 | 24% | 2.8% | 13% |
| Dettwiller 2,558 · 9.7 mi | 46.1 | 23% | 1.7% | 3.1% |
| Marmoutier 2,699 · 11.9 mi | 44.4 | 21% | 1.6% | 5.7% |
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 Petite-Pierre
What is the population of La Petite-Pierre?
586 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (629).
How old are La Petite-Pierre’s residents?
The median age is 56.8, older than 96% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Petite-Pierre?
89, with occasional dwellings: 22% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Petite-Pierre?
INSEE counts 25 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.3% of residents, and 18 foreign nationals (3.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Petite-Pierre?
€26,930 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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