0.7% of households rent social housing (HLM), below 99% of compared French towns
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 7.1% of homes are flats in Volksberg. At 27%, the share of households headed by a manual worker is higher than in 98% of compared French towns. 353 residents in 140 households: that is Volksberg at the 2023 Census. The share of couples with children stands at 31%.
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 Volksberg
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 27 second homes and occasional dwellings in Volksberg, 15% of its 180 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 15%, a higher share than 91% 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
3.4% of households arrived within the last two years, while 40% have stayed 30 years or more. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Fewer empty homes than in 52% of compared French towns: 6.5%. Households without a car are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 11%.
Slower growth than 54% of compared French towns: Volksberg changed by +4% since 2012
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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Bas-Rhin town +6%.
Volksberg is older than 72% of compared French towns: a median age of 47.6
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Volksberg 47.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Across Volksberg, one in ten residents are 15 to 24. Few places have so few residents aged 65 and over: 22% here, fewer than in 54% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Below 91% of compared French towns: 26% of households are one person living alone
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
The average household has 2.4 people. More single-parent households than in 50% of compared French towns: 10%. The benchmark for one-person households in the typical compared French town: 35%.
A median standard of living of €24,830 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.
Half of residents live in households above €24,830 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 62% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a manager or professional than 96% of compared French towns: 3.4%
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
The figure for households headed by a retired person is 43% in Volksberg and 32% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 9.4% of 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).
A smaller share of immigrants than 75% of compared French towns: 3.7%
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.
Foreign nationals: 2.9%, below two thirds of compared French towns. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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.
51% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 95% of compared French towns
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: 21%, below 84% of compared French towns. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Below 98% of compared French towns: 14% of adults out of school hold a higher-education 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
In Volksberg, 30% of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town.
The 15th oldest of 41 French towns of 353 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Older than Volksberg: 1 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volksberg | 47.6 | 22% | 15% | 3.7% |
| Bitche 4,966 · 9.4 mi | 41 | 23% | 3.1% | 9.9% |
| Ingwiller 3,995 · 9.5 mi | 46 | 26% | 2.1% | 5.6% |
| Sarre-Union 2,731 · 9.5 mi | 48.8 | 28% | 1.8% | 10% |
| Bouxwiller 3,754 · 11.7 mi | 46 | 23% | 2.4% | 9.2% |
| Phalsbourg 4,688 · 12.9 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 2.6% | 9.5% |
| Sarralbe 4,364 · 13 mi | 44.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 6% |
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 Volksberg
What is the population of Volksberg?
353 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (340).
How old are Volksberg’s residents?
The median age is 47.6, older than 72% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Volksberg?
27, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Volksberg?
INSEE counts 13 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.7% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (2.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Volksberg?
€24,830 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).
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