24% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 95% of compared French towns
7.9% of homes are flats; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Census figures put households headed by a manual worker at 27% in Rémering. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The town is home to 421 residents in 190 households, by the 2023 Census.
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 Rémering
Immigrants
INSEE counts 100 immigrants in Rémering (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 17% of residents, against 12% for the median compared commune in Moselle. 16% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Rémering had 449 residents at the 2012 census and 421 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 28 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.
A −6% change since 2012: slower than 91% 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 −3% to 2023.
A median age of 47.8: Rémering 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
■ Rémering 47.8. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 8.9%, Rémering is behind 83% of compared French towns on that count. Here, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
32% of households are couples with children, more than in 85% 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
Average household size: 2.2 people. Rémering has more single-parent households than 62% of compared French towns, at 11%. As a reference point, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
12% of homes stand empty, more than in 89% 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
Second homes: 6.5%, above just over four fifths of compared French towns. For empty homes, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 6.7%. Households without a car: 5.9% of the total.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €28,530 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 €28,530 a year: higher than in 75% of compared French towns.
24% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 85% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 5.4%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 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).
Rémering: 17% of residents are immigrants, above 89% of compared French towns
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 higher than in 89% of compared French towns. Against that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Foreign nationals make up about one in six here (16%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A higher share of married residents than 99% of compared French towns, at 60%
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
A quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 15% in Rémering. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Graduates of higher education make up 24% in Rémering, less than in 72% 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
By its share of adults with no qualification (17%), Rémering is below 63% of compared French towns. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
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.
No nearby town is as old as Rémering
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rémering | 47.8 | 23% | 6.5% | 17% |
| Bouzonville 3,721 · 4.8 mi | 44.3 | 22% | 1.4% | 17% |
| Creutzwald 12,254 · 5.2 mi | 47.3 | 26% | 1% | 15% |
| Ham-sous-Varsberg 2,888 · 5.7 mi | 43.9 | 23% | 0.4% | 7% |
| Carling 3,291 · 7.8 mi | 46.6 | 24% | 0.4% | 10% |
| Boulay-Moselle 5,434 · 8.2 mi | 41.7 | 22% | 0.7% | 6.8% |
| L'Hôpital 5,183 · 8.6 mi | 44 | 22% | 0.8% | 9.4% |
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 Rémering
What is the population of Rémering?
421 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (449).
How old are Rémering’s residents?
The median age is 47.8, older than 73% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rémering?
15, with occasional dwellings: 6.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rémering?
INSEE counts 71 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 17% of residents, and 68 foreign nationals (16%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rémering?
€28,530 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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