A higher share of couples with children than 93% of compared French towns, at 35%
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 319 residents in 140 households: that is Puberg at the 2023 Census. Locally, 5.7% of households have no car. Compared with 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 11% of homes stand empty 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 Puberg
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 39 second homes and occasional dwellings in Puberg, 20% of its 200 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 85% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 3.6% single parents with children; 16% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Puberg had 341 residents at the 2012 census and 319 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
In Puberg, 20% of homes are second homes, more than in 93% 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
In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats; in Puberg, 5.7%. Elsewhere, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Since 2012, Puberg has changed by −6%, slower than 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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Bas-Rhin town +6%. The change was +4% from 2012 to 2017 and −10% from 2017 to 2023.
Older than 61% of compared French towns: half of Puberg is over 45.8
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Puberg 45.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Roughly two in ten: 21% of residents are 65 or over. Puberg has fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 54% of compared French towns, at 10%.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Puberg sits below 99% of compared French towns for single-parent households (3.6%)
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 2.4 people. In the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households is 10%. A quarter of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 94% of compared French towns.
At the median, €24,620 a year to live on
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 residents live in households above €24,620 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 65% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 25%, a higher share than 96% 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
Where nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, Puberg has 38%. For comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. Locally, 4.6% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 79% of compared French towns: 3.3%
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.
The figure for foreign nationals is 2.4% in Puberg and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 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 97% of compared French towns: 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
Where 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, Puberg has 19%. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Puberg ranks below 96% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 16%
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 share of adults with no qualification stands at 19%. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (319 to 2,582 people), the 20th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
A younger town than 4 of the 6 around it: Puberg
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puberg | 45.8 | 21% | 20% | 3.3% |
| Ingwiller 3,995 · 7.8 mi | 46 | 26% | 2.1% | 5.6% |
| Bouxwiller 3,754 · 9.6 mi | 46 | 23% | 2.4% | 9.2% |
| Sarre-Union 2,731 · 10.4 mi | 48.8 | 28% | 1.8% | 10% |
| Phalsbourg 4,688 · 10.7 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 2.6% | 9.5% |
| Bitche 4,966 · 11 mi | 41 | 23% | 3.1% | 9.9% |
| Saverne 11,460 · 12.1 mi | 46.2 | 24% | 2.8% | 13% |
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 Puberg
What is the population of Puberg?
319 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (341).
How old are Puberg’s residents?
The median age is 45.8, older than 61% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Puberg?
39, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Puberg?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.3% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (2.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Puberg?
€24,620 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).
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.