Fewer households in social housing than 98% of compared French towns: 1.6%
Just over one in ten homes stand empty; in the typical compared French town the figure is 6.7%. On second homes, Schœnenbourg sits lower than 99% of compared French towns: 0.3%. Census day 2023: 720 residents and 310 households here. Here, 27% of households are headed by a manual worker.
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 Schœnenbourg
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 4.8% single parents with children; 15% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A growing town: +7% since 2012, faster than 58% 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 Bas-Rhin town changed +6% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +2% and the next six +5%.
Schœnenbourg is older than 70% of compared French towns: a median age of 47.2
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Schœnenbourg 47.2. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (24%), Schœnenbourg is above 60% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households make up 4.8% in Schœnenbourg, less than in 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
In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone; in Schœnenbourg, 29%. On average, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. For Schœnenbourg, the census puts couples with children at 33%.
Flats make up 8.8% in Schœnenbourg, less than in 89% 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
The share of households without a car trails 62% of compared French towns: 8.6%. Flats make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
€28,500 a year: the median 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.
The median standard of living in Schœnenbourg is €28,500 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 75% of compared French towns.
In Schœnenbourg, 4.8% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 87% 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
30% of households are headed by a retired person; in the typical compared French town the figure is 32%. Across the comparison, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Schœnenbourg ranks below 84% of compared French towns on immigrants: 2.8%
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 84% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 67: 1.5% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A higher share of married residents than 99% of compared French towns, at 56%
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
Single residents: 20% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Only 27% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Schœnenbourg
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
Adults with no qualification come to 19% in Schœnenbourg, about two in ten. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
15th highest median age among 41 French towns of 720 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
3 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Schœnenbourg
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schœnenbourg | 47.2 | 24% | 0.3% | 2.8% |
| Soultz-sous-Forêts 3,121 · 1.7 mi | 45.3 | 22% | 1.3% | 4.5% |
| Betschdorf 4,231 · 3.9 mi | 45.6 | 23% | 1.1% | 5.8% |
| Wissembourg 7,566 · 5.9 mi | 51.8 | 27% | 3.2% | 19% |
| Soufflenheim 4,740 · 9 mi | 46.4 | 23% | 2.2% | 9.5% |
| Seltz 3,204 · 9.5 mi | 47.5 | 20% | 2.1% | 21% |
| Reichshoffen 5,418 · 11.2 mi | 47.3 | 25% | 1.6% | 9.1% |
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 Schœnenbourg
What is the population of Schœnenbourg?
720 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% more than in 2012 (674).
How old are Schœnenbourg’s residents?
The median age is 47.2, older than 70% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Schœnenbourg?
1, with occasional dwellings: 0.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Schœnenbourg?
INSEE counts 20 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.8% of residents, and 11 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Schœnenbourg?
€28,500 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 8, 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.