More residents aged 15 to 24 than 95% of compared French towns: 15%
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 221 residents in 92 households. For Bourgaltroff, the census puts flats at 6.9%. In the typical compared French town, 25% of households are couples with children; in the town, 32%.
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 Bourgaltroff
Fewer residents than in 2012
Bourgaltroff had 290 residents at the 2012 census and 221 in 2023, down 24%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 13 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.
−24% since 2012: slower than 99% 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 Moselle town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −16% and the next six −10%.
A median age of 47.7: Bourgaltroff is older than 73% 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
■ Bourgaltroff 47.7. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 65 and over at 20%, Bourgaltroff is behind 62% of compared French towns on that count.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Below 91% of compared French towns: 26% of households are one person living alone
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
There are 2.4 people in the average household. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Bourgaltroff ranks above 88% of compared French towns on empty homes: 12%
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
The figure for second homes is 4.6% in Bourgaltroff and 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Empty homes: 6.7% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. In Bourgaltroff, nearly one in ten households have no car.
Median standard of living: €24,690 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €24,690 a year: lower than in 64% of compared French towns.
21% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 87% 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
The share of households headed by a retired person tops 73% of compared French towns: 37%. By contrast, households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. On average, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker 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 90% of compared French towns: 2.1%
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 Moselle has 12%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 90% of compared French towns. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%. For Bourgaltroff, the census puts foreign nationals at 0.8%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 67% of compared French towns: 45% 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
25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 27% in Bourgaltroff. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 13%, a lower share than 99% 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
20% of adults out of school have no qualification, more than in 53% of compared French towns. The share of graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Ranked by age, 15th oldest 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Median age: 2 of the 6 towns around Bourgaltroff 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourgaltroff | 47.7 | 20% | 4.6% | 2.1% |
| Dieuze 2,770 · 4.5 mi | 51.9 | 30% | 1.1% | 3.5% |
| Morhange 3,308 · 6.7 mi | 45.8 | 25% | 1.3% | 15% |
| Sarralbe 4,364 · 14.7 mi | 44.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 6% |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs 3,016 · 14.7 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 8.1% | 15% |
| Faulquemont 5,109 · 14.7 mi | 44.7 | 24% | 0.8% | 11% |
| Folschviller 3,916 · 14.8 mi | 43 | 23% | 1.3% | 18% |
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 Bourgaltroff
What is the population of Bourgaltroff?
221 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 24% fewer than in 2012 (290).
How old are Bourgaltroff’s residents?
The median age is 47.7, older than 73% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Bourgaltroff?
5, with occasional dwellings: 4.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Bourgaltroff?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.1% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (0.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Bourgaltroff?
€24,690 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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