6.7% of households are single parents, fewer than in 92% of compared French towns
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 6.1% of households have no car here. Still, more households headed by a manual worker than in 77% of compared French towns: 18%. Richwiller had 3,905 residents in 1,750 households at the 2023 Census. The share of residents aged 15 to 24 stands at 8.9%.
Throughout this page, the Haut-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.
A +11% change since 2012: Richwiller grew faster than 73% 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 Haut-Rhin town changed +4% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +5% and the next six +6%.
A median age of 45.7: Richwiller is older than 61% 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
■ Richwiller 45.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 24% in Richwiller and 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Above 56% of compared French towns: 26% of households are couples with children
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 Haut-Rhin median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 2.2 people on average. Typically, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone; in Richwiller, 36%.
Richwiller sits below 89% of compared French towns for second homes (0.7%)
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
Flats: 39%, above 63% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, second homes come to 2.1%. Here, nearly one in ten households rent social housing (HLM).
€28,590 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.
Living standards centre on €28,590 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 75% of compared French towns. Some 8.0% of residents fall below the poverty line.
Richwiller ranks above 66% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 35%
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
Nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, against 7.3% in Richwiller. For households headed by a retired person, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Richwiller, 8.1% of residents are immigrants, more than in 61% 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 Haut-Rhin has 10%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 61% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. 4.1% 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.
Married residents: 46%, a higher share than 71% 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
Here 23% of residents 15 and over are single, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
14% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 78% 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
Across Richwiller, 31% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. Measured more widely, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 3,872 to 3,939 people, the 15th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Suippes (32.4), the youngest, and Belz (57.7), the oldest.
Nearby, 1 of 6 towns have older populations than Richwiller
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richwiller | 45.7 | 24% | 0.7% | 8.1% |
| Pfastatt 10,314 · 1.5 mi | 42 | 23% | 1% | 13% |
| Lutterbach 6,851 · 1.6 mi | 44.4 | 24% | 1.2% | 10% |
| Wittelsheim 10,645 · 2.2 mi | 43.4 | 20% | 0.5% | 8.4% |
| Kingersheim 13,354 · 2.5 mi | 46.2 | 25% | 0.2% | 13% |
| Wittenheim 15,553 · 3.1 mi | 42 | 21% | 0.9% | 13% |
| Morschwiller-le-Bas 3,694 · 3.1 mi | 44.5 | 20% | 0.6% | 8.3% |
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 Richwiller
What is the population of Richwiller?
3,905 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% more than in 2012 (3,516).
How old are Richwiller’s residents?
The median age is 45.7, older than 61% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Richwiller?
14, with occasional dwellings: 0.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Richwiller?
INSEE counts 310 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.1% of residents, and 160 foreign nationals (4.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Richwiller?
€28,590 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 8.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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