In Bidestroff, 21% of homes stand empty, more than in 99% of compared French towns
10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town, against 20% in Bidestroff. There were 49 households here at the 2023 Census, home to 115 residents. The census found that 17% of residents are 65 or over in the town. Flats are rarer here than in 98% of compared French towns.
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 Bidestroff
Empty homes
The census found 14 homes empty (21%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bidestroff had 124 residents at the 2012 census and 115 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower growth than 93% of compared French towns: Bidestroff changed by −7% since 2012
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 change was +4% from 2012 to 2017 and −11% from 2017 to 2023. The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Moselle town −1%.
A median age of 49.6: Bidestroff is older than 82% 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
■ Bidestroff 49.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 9.6%, against 11% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
30% of households are couples with children, a share 75% 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
A household here holds 2.4 people on average. The share of couples with children in the typical compared French town is 25%. Bidestroff has fewer one-person households than 77% of compared French towns, at 30%.
Fewer households without a car than 79% of compared French towns: 6.1%
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
4.5% of homes are second homes (Moselle median 1%, France median 2.1%) and 21% are empty (6.7%). In the typical compared French town, 11% of households have no car. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
€25,200 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.
At €25,200 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 58% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 20%, a higher share than 83% 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
30% of households are headed by a retired person (typical compared French town: 32%). Households headed by a manager or professional: a tenth of the total. The share of households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0% of Bidestroff’s residents are immigrants
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.
Immigrants are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 98% of compared French towns: 53% of residents 15 and over are married
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
In the typical compared French town, 25% of residents 15 and over are single; in Bidestroff, 20%. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Only 26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Bidestroff
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 share of adults with no qualification is 17%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (115 to 2,582 people), the 14th 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).
Nearby, 2 of 6 towns have older populations than Bidestroff
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidestroff | 49.6 | 17% | 4.5% | 0% |
| Dieuze 2,770 · 4.1 mi | 51.9 | 30% | 1.1% | 3.5% |
| Morhange 3,308 · 8.5 mi | 45.8 | 25% | 1.3% | 15% |
| Sarrebourg 12,170 · 14.3 mi | 41.8 | 23% | 3.3% | 11% |
| Sarralbe 4,364 · 14.7 mi | 44.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 6% |
| Sarre-Union 2,731 · 15 mi | 48.8 | 28% | 1.8% | 10% |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs 3,016 · 15.4 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 8.1% | 15% |
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 Bidestroff
What is the population of Bidestroff?
115 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (124).
How old are Bidestroff’s residents?
The median age is 49.6, older than 82% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bidestroff?
3, with occasional dwellings: 4.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bidestroff?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bidestroff?
€25,200 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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