1.7% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 97% of compared French towns
27% of households are one person living alone (typical compared French town: 35%). The 2023 Census put Guebenhouse’s population at 417, in 180 households. Flats: 13% of the total. At 30%, the share of households headed by a manual worker is higher than in 99% 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.
Guebenhouse changed by +5% from 2012 to 2023, behind 50% 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 +7% and the next six −2%.
Guebenhouse sits below 83% of compared French towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (8.9%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Guebenhouse 46.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Guebenhouse’s residents are over 46.3, older than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns. Set beside that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Above 69% of compared French towns: 11% of households are single parents
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: 2.3 people. The comparison figure for single-parent households is 10% in the typical compared French town. At 25%, the share of couples with children is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town.
Above 78% of compared French towns: 9.7% of homes stand empty
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
Some 4.6% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 37% who have been there 30 years or more. Guebenhouse has fewer households without a car than 72% of compared French towns, at 7.1%. The usual figure: 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Here, 1% of homes are second homes.
A median standard of living of €26,430 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.
Living standards centre on €26,430 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 55% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 5.8%, a lower share than 79% 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
In Guebenhouse, 29% of households are headed by a retired person, beside 32% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Guebenhouse ranks below 74% of compared French towns on immigrants: 3.9%
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.
3.2% of residents are foreign nationals; in the typical compared French town the figure is 4.3%. For immigrants, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 22% of residents 15 and over are single in Guebenhouse
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
With married residents at 47%, Guebenhouse is ahead of 77% of compared French towns on that count. On average, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 19% in Guebenhouse, less than in 89% 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 make up 21%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 18th 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).
Of the 6 towns nearest Guebenhouse, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guebenhouse | 46.3 | 21% | 1% | 3.9% |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs 3,016 · 1.7 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 8.1% | 15% |
| Woustviller 2,786 · 2.7 mi | 50 | 26% | 0.1% | 12% |
| Farébersviller 5,224 · 4.2 mi | 39.8 | 19% | 0.7% | 28% |
| Hambach 2,766 · 4.4 mi | 47.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 9.3% |
| Sarreguemines 20,143 · 6.4 mi | 48.8 | 26% | 1.6% | 15% |
| Behren-lès-Forbach 6,166 · 6.6 mi | 41.5 | 22% | 0.5% | 27% |
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 Guebenhouse
What is the population of Guebenhouse?
417 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (398).
How old are Guebenhouse’s residents?
The median age is 46.3, older than 65% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Guebenhouse?
2, with occasional dwellings: 1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Guebenhouse?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.9% of residents, and 13 foreign nationals (3.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Guebenhouse?
€26,430 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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