A lower share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns, at 2.7%
Here 16% of households are headed by a retired person, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 32%. In 2023, the Census found 869 residents in Wintershouse, living in 380 households. A third of households are couples with children. Residents aged 65 and over are rarer here than in 95% 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.
Wintershouse changed by −3% from 2012 to 2023, 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +6% for the median Bas-Rhin town, the change came in two steps: ±0% from 2012 to 2017, then −3% to 2023.
Wintershouse is younger than 51% of compared French towns: a median age of 43.9
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Wintershouse 43.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Wintershouse sits close to the norm on residents aged 15 to 24: 11%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Wintershouse sits below 90% of compared French towns for one-person households (27%)
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
Average household size: 2.3 people. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 84% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
3.4% of homes stand empty, below 93% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, empty homes come to 6.7%. On the census count, 34% of homes are flats. Little separates the share of second homes here, 1.8%, from the figure in the typical compared French town.
€31,570 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 midpoint of living standards here is €31,570 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 90% of compared French towns.
Wintershouse: 17% of households are headed by a manager or professional, above 82% 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
A fifth of households are headed by a manual worker (typical compared French town: 14%). As a yardstick, 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).
2.7% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 85% of compared French towns
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 85% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%. Locally, 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 larger share of married residents than 93% of compared French towns: 50%
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
By its share of single residents (23%), Wintershouse is below 72% of compared French towns. On average, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Wintershouse sits below 86% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (13%)
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
The figure for graduates of higher education is 34% in Wintershouse and 30% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 16th youngest of 41 French towns this size
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).
Wintershouse and its 6 nearest towns: 4 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wintershouse | 43.9 | 14% | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| Schweighouse-sur-Moder 5,182 · 2.3 mi | 46.3 | 23% | 0.8% | 5.4% |
| Brumath 10,499 · 4.2 mi | 44.1 | 23% | 0.9% | 7.9% |
| Haguenau 36,391 · 4.2 mi | 42.6 | 20% | 1.6% | 10% |
| Weitbruch 2,711 · 4.3 mi | 48.1 | 24% | 0.5% | 3% |
| Mertzwiller 3,343 · 5 mi | 46.6 | 24% | 0.7% | 6% |
| Geudertheim 2,727 · 5.4 mi | 42.2 | 20% | 0.8% | 4.2% |
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 Wintershouse
What is the population of Wintershouse?
869 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (895).
How old are Wintershouse’s residents?
The median age is 43.9, younger than 51% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 14% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Wintershouse?
7, with occasional dwellings: 1.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Wintershouse?
INSEE counts 23 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.7% of residents, and 13 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Wintershouse?
€31,570 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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