Half of Abreschviller is over 52.1, older than 89% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 1,428 people lived in Abreschviller, in 600 households. Across Abreschviller, just over a fifth of households are headed by a manual worker. The figure for households without a car is 9.8% in Abreschviller and 11% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Moselle 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 Abreschviller
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 81 second homes and occasional dwellings in Abreschviller, 10% of its 780 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 78% 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 Abreschviller’s residents are under 52.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 11% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Abreschviller had 1,527 residents at the 2012 census and 1,428 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 90 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
10% of homes are second homes, more than in 88% 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
Compared with 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 12% of homes stand empty here. 22% of homes are flats, fewer than in 64% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 2.1% of homes are second homes.
−6% since 2012, a pace below 92% 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 years 2012 to 2017 brought −7%; 2017 to 2023, ±0%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Moselle town −1%.
In Abreschviller, 30% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 86% 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
■ Abreschviller 52.1. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 9.7%, Abreschviller is behind 70% of compared French towns on that count. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
12% of households are single parents, a share 73% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 Moselle median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2.1 people. As a reference point, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 25% of households are couples with children; in Abreschviller, 26%.
Median living standard: €26,170 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 €26,170 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 52% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 81% of compared French towns, at 39%
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
Put another way, about one in 12: nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional. Across the comparison, nearly a third 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).
A smaller share of immigrants than 82% of compared French towns: 3%
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.
By its share of foreign nationals (1.8%), Abreschviller is below 82% of compared French towns. On average, 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.
Single residents: 24%, a lower share than 57% 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
Married residents account for 43%. By way of comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 77% of compared French towns: 23%
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
Nearly a quarter of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,428 to 2,582 people), 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Abreschviller is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abreschviller | 52.1 | 30% | 10% | 3% |
| Sarrebourg 12,170 · 7.2 mi | 41.8 | 23% | 3.3% | 11% |
| Phalsbourg 4,688 · 11.2 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 2.6% | 9.5% |
| La Broque 2,625 · 12.5 mi | 46.6 | 23% | 7.5% | 6.9% |
| Marmoutier 2,699 · 13.1 mi | 44.4 | 21% | 1.6% | 5.7% |
| Saverne 11,460 · 13.9 mi | 46.2 | 24% | 2.8% | 13% |
| Wasselonne 5,780 · 15.6 mi | 46.8 | 24% | 1.6% | 6.6% |
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 Abreschviller
What is the population of Abreschviller?
1,428 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (1,527).
How old are Abreschviller’s residents?
The median age is 52.1, older than 89% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Abreschviller?
81, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Abreschviller?
INSEE counts 43 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3% of residents, and 26 foreign nationals (1.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Abreschviller?
€26,170 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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