In Wangenbourg-Engenthal, 1.3% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 98% of compared French towns
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 7.5% of residents are 15 to 24 here. About one in 14: that is how common single-parent households are in Wangenbourg-Engenthal (7.3%). At 7.8%, the share of flats is lower than in 91% of compared French towns. This Bas-Rhin town had 1,327 residents in 620 households at the 2023 Census.
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 Wangenbourg-Engenthal
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 130 second homes and occasional dwellings in Wangenbourg-Engenthal, 17% of its 810 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 96% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Wangenbourg-Engenthal’s residents are under 51.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 26% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Wangenbourg-Engenthal sits above 92% of compared French towns for second homes (17%)
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
Newcomers of less than two years account for 7.1% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 27%. On households without a car, Wangenbourg-Engenthal sits lower than 77% of compared French towns: 6.5%. As a yardstick, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Car-free households: one in 15, where the median compared French town has 11%.
Slower than most: −3% since 2012, behind 81% 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 first five years brought −1%; the six to 2023, −2%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Bas-Rhin town +6%.
Older than 87% of compared French towns: half of Wangenbourg-Engenthal is over 51.4
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Wangenbourg-Engenthal 51.4. The median compared French town: 44.
26% of residents are 65 or over, against 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
30% of households are one person living alone, below 78% 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
Each household has 2.2 people on average. The share of one-person households in the typical compared French town is 35%. In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%; Wangenbourg-Engenthal has 24%.
€28,240 a year is the median standard of living here
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 Wangenbourg-Engenthal’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €28,240 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 73% of compared French towns.
In Wangenbourg-Engenthal, 38% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 76% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%; Wangenbourg-Engenthal has 11%. For Wangenbourg-Engenthal, the census puts households headed by a manual worker at 16%. On average, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Wangenbourg-Engenthal ranks below 77% of compared French towns on immigrants: 3.6%
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 share of foreign nationals trails 72% of compared French towns: 2.5%. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 19%, a lower share than 97% 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
The share of married residents is 52%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
15% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 76% 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
27% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. In the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,327 to 2,582 people), the 11th 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).
No nearby town is as old as Wangenbourg-Engenthal
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wangenbourg-Engenthal | 51.4 | 26% | 17% | 3.6% |
| Marmoutier 2,699 · 5.8 mi | 44.4 | 21% | 1.6% | 5.7% |
| Wasselonne 5,780 · 6.5 mi | 46.8 | 24% | 1.6% | 6.6% |
| Saverne 11,460 · 8.5 mi | 46.2 | 24% | 2.8% | 13% |
| Marlenheim 4,185 · 8.7 mi | 46.5 | 24% | 2.2% | 5.6% |
| Mutzig 6,087 · 9 mi | 37.8 | 17% | 4.5% | 10% |
| Phalsbourg 4,688 · 9.7 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 2.6% | 9.5% |
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 Wangenbourg-Engenthal
What is the population of Wangenbourg-Engenthal?
1,327 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (1,365).
How old are Wangenbourg-Engenthal’s residents?
The median age is 51.4, older than 87% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Wangenbourg-Engenthal?
130, with occasional dwellings: 17% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Wangenbourg-Engenthal?
INSEE counts 48 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.6% of residents, and 33 foreign nationals (2.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Wangenbourg-Engenthal?
€28,240 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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