Couples with children make up 44% in Rossfeld, more than in 99% of compared French towns
The figure for flats is 5.5% in Rossfeld and 30% in the typical compared French town. This Bas-Rhin town counted 1,043 residents and 400 households at the 2023 Census. Empty homes account for 1%. 14% of residents are 15 to 24, a higher share than in 91% 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 Rossfeld
A town of families
44% of households are couples with children and 6.2% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Rossfeld had 892 residents at the 2012 census and 1,043 in 2023, up 17%: faster growth than in 85% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +17% change since 2012: Rossfeld grew faster than 85% 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: +12% from 2012 to 2017, then +4% to 2023.
Rossfeld sits below 74% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (18%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Rossfeld 41.7. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 41.7, Rossfeld is younger than just over two thirds of compared French towns. The usual figure: 22% of residents are 65 or over 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%.
22% of households are one person living alone, below 99% 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
Households here average 2.6 people each. One-person households make up 35% in the typical compared French town. Fewer single-parent households than in 95% of compared French towns: 6.2%.
3.4% of households rent social housing (HLM), below 92% 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
2.9% of homes are second homes, about the same as in the typical compared French town. In Rossfeld, 5.3% of households have no car. For comparison, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €29,180 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 €29,180 a year: higher than in 80% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a manual worker than 76% of compared French towns: 18%
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
By its share of households headed by a manager or professional (7.5%), Rossfeld is below 64% of compared French towns. On average, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. Locally, a third of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 77% of compared French towns: 3.5% 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.
The median compared commune in Bas-Rhin has 8.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 77% of compared French towns. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Foreign nationals make up about one in 43 here (2.3%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
46% of residents 15 and over are married, a share 70% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
In the typical compared French town, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single; in Rossfeld, 24%. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Below 76% of compared French towns: 14% of adults out of school have no qualification
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
Rossfeld has more graduates of higher education than half of compared French towns, at 30%. As a reference point, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,043 to 2,582 people), the 7th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
5 of 6 neighbors are older than Rossfeld
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossfeld | 41.7 | 18% | 2.9% | 3.5% |
| Huttenheim 2,735 · 2.4 mi | 42.2 | 17% | 0.9% | 4.9% |
| Benfeld 5,973 · 2.6 mi | 41 | 20% | 1.1% | 8.1% |
| Hilsenheim 2,604 · 4.2 mi | 41.9 | 20% | 1.7% | 2.4% |
| Rhinau 2,723 · 4.3 mi | 46.4 | 24% | 0.8% | 5.3% |
| Gerstheim 3,490 · 5.1 mi | 44.5 | 21% | 0.7% | 5.3% |
| Erstein 10,790 · 6.3 mi | 44 | 21% | 1.2% | 8.2% |
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 Rossfeld
What is the population of Rossfeld?
1,043 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% more than in 2012 (892).
How old are Rossfeld’s residents?
The median age is 41.7, younger than 68% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rossfeld?
12, with occasional dwellings: 2.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rossfeld?
INSEE counts 37 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.5% of residents, and 24 foreign nationals (2.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rossfeld?
€29,180 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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