Above 99% of compared French towns: 45% of households are couples with children
4.6% of homes are flats (typical compared French town: 30%). The 2023 Census put Fleisheim’s population at 135, in 57 households. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 11% in the town. Compared with other places, households without a car are scarce here: 3.6%, fewer than in 97% 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 Fleisheim
A town of families
45% of households are couples with children and 9.1% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 9 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Fleisheim had 142 residents at the 2012 census and 135 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−5% since 2012, a pace below 88% 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
Below 81% of compared French towns: 9% of residents are 15 to 24
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Fleisheim 42.4. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 42.4, Fleisheim is younger than 63% of compared French towns. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Only 27% of households are one person living alone in Fleisheim
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
Single-parent households are about as common here as in the typical compared French town, at 9.1%. By way of comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.4 people each.
Empty homes: 14%, a higher share than 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. Census figures put second homes at 1.4% in Fleisheim. For empty homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.7%.
The median resident lives on €29,180 a year per consumption unit
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 €29,180 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 80% of compared French towns.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 9.1% of households are headed by a retired person
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
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Fleisheim comes in at 36%. Households headed by a manager or professional make up about one in 11 here (9.1%). Typically, 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 lower share of foreign nationals than 86% of compared French towns, at 1.5%
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 make up a share lower than in three quarters of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Moselle has 12%. Against that, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. 3.8% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Fleisheim ranks below 87% of compared French towns on single residents: 21%
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 Fleisheim, 48% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 43% in the typical compared French town. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 71% of compared French towns: 15%
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
Graduates of higher education: 33%, above 59% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 10th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 4 are older than Fleisheim
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleisheim | 42.4 | 11% | 1.4% | 3.8% |
| Phalsbourg 4,688 · 4.7 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 2.6% | 9.5% |
| Sarrebourg 12,170 · 6.3 mi | 41.8 | 23% | 3.3% | 11% |
| Saverne 11,460 · 9.7 mi | 46.2 | 24% | 2.8% | 13% |
| Sarre-Union 2,731 · 10.9 mi | 48.8 | 28% | 1.8% | 10% |
| Marmoutier 2,699 · 11.8 mi | 44.4 | 21% | 1.6% | 5.7% |
| Dettwiller 2,558 · 13.9 mi | 46.1 | 23% | 1.7% | 3.1% |
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 Fleisheim
What is the population of Fleisheim?
135 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (142).
How old are Fleisheim’s residents?
The median age is 42.4, younger than 63% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 11% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Fleisheim?
1, with occasional dwellings: 1.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Fleisheim?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.8% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Fleisheim?
€29,180 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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