In Niederstinzel, 6.7% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The census found that 4.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Niederstinzel. In 2023, the Census found 235 residents locally, living in 110 households. The share of empty homes tops 79% of compared French towns: 10%.
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 Niederstinzel
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 19 second homes and occasional dwellings in Niederstinzel, 14% of its 140 homes: higher than in 90% of compared French towns. 79% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Niederstinzel had 265 residents at the 2012 census and 235 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A smaller share of flats than 95% of compared French towns: 5%
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
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of households without a car in Niederstinzel comes in at 7.6%. The comparison figure for flats is 30% in the typical compared French town. Here, 14% of homes are second homes.
−11% since 2012: slower than 98% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −1% for the median Moselle town, the change came in two steps: −3% from 2012 to 2017, then −9% to 2023.
A median age of 47.5: Niederstinzel is older than 72% 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
■ Niederstinzel 47.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 26%, against 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Niederstinzel ranks above 99% of compared French towns on single-parent households: 18%
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
One-person households: 32% here and 35% in the typical compared French town. The share of single-parent households in the typical compared French town is 10%. Couples with children: 27% of the total.
Half above, half below €22,490 a year in standard of living
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.
Half of Niederstinzel’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €22,490 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 86% of compared French towns.
Above 94% of compared French towns: 46% 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 Niederstinzel comes in at 27%. By way of comparison, 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).
Below 95% of compared French towns: 1.7% of 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.
The share of foreign nationals trails 90% of compared French towns: 1.3%. In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Niederstinzel, 46% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 73% of compared French towns
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
Single residents: 23% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Niederstinzel sits below 92% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (18%)
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 24%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 15th oldest of 41 French towns of 235 to 2,582 people
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).
Around Niederstinzel, 3 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niederstinzel | 47.5 | 26% | 14% | 1.7% |
| Sarre-Union 2,731 · 5.8 mi | 48.8 | 28% | 1.8% | 10% |
| Sarrebourg 12,170 · 8.8 mi | 41.8 | 23% | 3.3% | 11% |
| Sarralbe 4,364 · 9.1 mi | 44.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 6% |
| Phalsbourg 4,688 · 12.5 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 2.6% | 9.5% |
| Hambach 2,766 · 13.9 mi | 47.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 9.3% |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs 3,016 · 14 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 Niederstinzel
What is the population of Niederstinzel?
235 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (265).
How old are Niederstinzel’s residents?
The median age is 47.5, older than 72% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Niederstinzel?
19, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Niederstinzel?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.7% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Niederstinzel?
€22,490 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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