Lauterbourg ranks above 95% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 24%
Against a figure of 10% in the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households in Lauterbourg comes in at 6.8%. Meanwhile, with a median age of 47.7, Lauterbourg is older than 73% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 2,324 residents in 1,040 households. Locally, 54% of homes are flats.
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 Lauterbourg
Immigrants
INSEE counts 1,000 immigrants in Lauterbourg (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 42% of residents, against 8.5% for the median compared commune in Bas-Rhin. 40% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +4% change since 2012: slower than 53% 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
In two steps, +3% to 2017 and +1% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +6% in Bas-Rhin.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 8.6% in Lauterbourg, less than in 87% 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
■ Lauterbourg 47.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. As a reference point, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
39% of households are one person living alone, more than in 64% 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
There are 2.2 people in the average household. To put it in context, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. The figure for couples with children is 24% in Lauterbourg and 25% in the typical compared French town.
Empty homes: 10%, a higher share than 81% 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
16% of households rent social housing (HLM), against 12% in the typical compared French town. Turnover: 7.7% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 22% have lived in their home 30 years or more. As a yardstick, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
A median standard of living of €26,770 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €26,770 a year: higher than in 59% of compared French towns.
Below 80% of compared French towns: 26% of households are headed by a retired person
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
14% of households are headed by a manager or professional (typical compared French town: 9.4%). As a reference point, 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).
Lauterbourg ranks above 99% of compared French towns on immigrants: 42%
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.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Lauterbourg, 40%. Set beside 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.
More married residents than 84% of compared French towns: 48%
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
By its share of single residents (27%), Lauterbourg is above just over three fifths of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 25% in Lauterbourg, less than in 69% 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
The figure for adults with no qualification is 23% in Lauterbourg and 19% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 15th oldest of 41 French towns of 2,324 to 2,582 people
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 Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Nearby, 1 of 6 towns have older populations than Lauterbourg
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauterbourg | 47.7 | 23% | 2.3% | 42% |
| Seltz 3,204 · 6.3 mi | 47.5 | 20% | 2.1% | 21% |
| Wissembourg 7,566 · 11.2 mi | 51.8 | 27% | 3.2% | 19% |
| Soultz-sous-Forêts 3,121 · 13.5 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 1.3% | 4.5% |
| Betschdorf 4,231 · 13.5 mi | 45.6 | 23% | 1.1% | 5.8% |
| Soufflenheim 4,740 · 14 mi | 46.4 | 23% | 2.2% | 9.5% |
| Drusenheim 5,388 · 17.7 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 0.6% | 6.3% |
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 Lauterbourg
What is the population of Lauterbourg?
2,324 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (2,234).
How old are Lauterbourg’s residents?
The median age is 47.7, older than 73% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Lauterbourg?
28, with occasional dwellings: 2.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Lauterbourg?
INSEE counts 980 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 42% of residents, and 920 foreign nationals (40%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Lauterbourg?
€26,770 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).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.