2.7% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; Foulcrey has 6.3%. Few places have as many second homes: 7.5% here, more than in 84% of compared French towns. Census day 2023: 162 residents and 81 households locally. Couples with children come to 19% here, about two in ten.
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 Foulcrey
Fewer residents than in 2012
Foulcrey had 193 residents at the 2012 census and 162 in 2023, down 16%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 19 homes empty (18%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Foulcrey’s residents are under 51 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A −16% change 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 change was −12% from 2012 to 2017 and −5% from 2017 to 2023.
Half of Foulcrey is over 51, older than 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
■ Foulcrey 51. The median compared French town: 44.
Where just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town, Foulcrey has 8.9%. For Foulcrey, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 32%.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
38% of households are one person living alone, more than in 60% of compared French towns
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 rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%. Households here average 2 people each.
Empty homes make up 18% in Foulcrey, more than in 98% 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
4.8% of households have no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €23,870 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €23,870 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 73% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 44%, a higher share than 91% 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
Where 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, Foulcrey has 12%. Elsewhere, 32% 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).
Only 3% of residents are foreign nationals in Foulcrey
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 55% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Census figures put immigrants at 6% in Foulcrey.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 79% of compared French towns: 22%
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
Census figures put married residents at 42% in Foulcrey. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Graduates of higher education make up 23% in Foulcrey, less than in 77% 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
Adults with no qualification come to 20% in Foulcrey, about two in ten. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 11th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Nearby, 1 of 5 towns have older populations than Foulcrey
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foulcrey | 51 | 32% | 7.5% | 6% |
| Sarrebourg 12,170 · 11.2 mi | 41.8 | 23% | 3.3% | 11% |
| Dieuze 2,770 · 13.4 mi | 51.9 | 30% | 1.1% | 3.5% |
| Baccarat 4,089 · 14.1 mi | 49.7 | 30% | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| Raon-l'Étape 5,886 · 16.2 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 2.8% | 4.4% |
| Lunéville 18,262 · 16.9 mi | 43.8 | 24% | 1.2% | 6.2% |
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 Foulcrey
What is the population of Foulcrey?
162 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 16% fewer than in 2012 (193).
How old are Foulcrey’s residents?
The median age is 51, older than 86% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Foulcrey?
8, with occasional dwellings: 7.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Foulcrey?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Foulcrey?
€23,870 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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