Only 0.7% of households rent social housing (HLM) in Waldhambach
Against a figure of 32% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person in Waldhambach comes in at 42%. Census day 2023: 598 residents and 280 households in the town. 9.5% of homes are flats. The town has fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 88% of compared French towns, at 8.5%.
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 Waldhambach
An older town
Half of Waldhambach’s residents are under 52 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 28% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 43 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Waldhambach had 624 residents at the 2012 census and 598 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 85% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: −4% since 2012, behind 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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Bas-Rhin town +6%. The change was ±0% from 2012 to 2017 and −4% from 2017 to 2023.
Half of Waldhambach is over 52, older than 89% 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
■ Waldhambach 52. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 65 and over at 28%, Waldhambach is ahead of 80% of compared French towns on that count.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Waldhambach ranks below 81% of compared French towns on one-person households: 29%
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
By its share of single-parent households (11%), Waldhambach is above 63% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. The census found that 27% of households are couples with children here.
Waldhambach: 13% of homes stand empty, above 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
One household in 12 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). The census found that 8.4% of households have no car in Waldhambach. Compared with other places, second homes are common here: 3%, more than in 62% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
A median standard of living of €26,180 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.
Half of Waldhambach’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €26,180 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 52% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manual worker than 89% of compared French towns: 22%
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
Here 7.3% of households are headed by a manager or professional, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 9.4%. The wider picture: 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 80% of compared French towns, at 3.2%
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 Waldhambach, 3%. 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.
53% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 98% 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
A fifth of residents 15 and over are single; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
19% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 90% 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
With adults with no qualification at 27%, Waldhambach is ahead of 83% of compared French towns on that count. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 598 to 2,582 people: this is the 9th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Waldhambach
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waldhambach | 52 | 28% | 3% | 3.2% |
| Sarre-Union 2,731 · 5.8 mi | 48.8 | 28% | 1.8% | 10% |
| Sarralbe 4,364 · 9.9 mi | 44.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 6% |
| Phalsbourg 4,688 · 11.5 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 2.6% | 9.5% |
| Ingwiller 3,995 · 12.4 mi | 46 | 26% | 2.1% | 5.6% |
| Hambach 2,766 · 12.6 mi | 47.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 9.3% |
| Bitche 4,966 · 13 mi | 41 | 23% | 3.1% | 9.9% |
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 Waldhambach
What is the population of Waldhambach?
598 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (624).
How old are Waldhambach’s residents?
The median age is 52, older than 89% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Waldhambach?
10, with occasional dwellings: 3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Waldhambach?
INSEE counts 19 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.2% of residents, and 18 foreign nationals (3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Waldhambach?
€26,180 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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