Below 99% of compared French towns: 0.1% of households rent social housing (HLM)
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Rohrbach-lès-Bitche comes in at 18%. At the 2023 Census Rohrbach-lès-Bitche was home to 2,301 people in 980 households. Locally, 5% of households have no car. Fewer one-person households than in 83% of compared French towns: 29%.
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.
From 2012 to 2023, Rohrbach-lès-Bitche outgrew 72% of compared French towns: +11%
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: +10% from 2012 to 2017, then +1% to 2023.
Below 91% of compared French towns: 8.2% 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
■ Rohrbach-lès-Bitche 46.3. The median compared French town: 44.
In Rohrbach-lès-Bitche, a quarter of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of single-parent households than 61% of compared French towns: 11%
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
On average, 2.2 people share a household. Set beside that, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are couples with children; in Rohrbach-lès-Bitche, 26%.
11% of homes stand empty, more than in 83% 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
Some one in ten households are newcomers of under two years, against 29% who have been there 30 years or more. The census found that 0.5% of homes are second homes in Rohrbach-lès-Bitche. As a reference point, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
The median resident lives on €27,800 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 €27,800 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 69% of compared French towns. 9.0% of residents live below the poverty line INSEE uses.
Rohrbach-lès-Bitche sits above 72% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (37%)
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
8.2% of households are headed by a manager or professional, 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).
Rohrbach-lès-Bitche sits below 74% of compared French towns for 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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Rohrbach-lès-Bitche has 2.1%. Against that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of single residents than 94% of compared French towns, at 19%
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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 48% in Rohrbach-lès-Bitche. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
In Rohrbach-lès-Bitche, 28% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 55% 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
Census figures put adults with no qualification at 19% in Rohrbach-lès-Bitche. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
41 French towns of 2,301 to 2,582 people: this is the 18th oldest
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.
Rohrbach-lès-Bitche sits below 4 of its 6 closest neighbors on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohrbach-lès-Bitche | 46.3 | 25% | 0.5% | 3.9% |
| Bitche 4,966 · 7.3 mi | 41 | 23% | 3.1% | 9.9% |
| Sarreguemines 20,143 · 10.1 mi | 48.8 | 26% | 1.6% | 15% |
| Hambach 2,766 · 10.5 mi | 47.8 | 23% | 1.3% | 9.3% |
| Sarre-Union 2,731 · 11 mi | 48.8 | 28% | 1.8% | 10% |
| Sarralbe 4,364 · 11.7 mi | 44.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 6% |
| Woustviller 2,786 · 12.3 mi | 50 | 26% | 0.1% | 12% |
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 Rohrbach-lès-Bitche
What is the population of Rohrbach-lès-Bitche?
2,301 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% more than in 2012 (2,079).
How old are Rohrbach-lès-Bitche’s residents?
The median age is 46.3, older than 65% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rohrbach-lès-Bitche?
6, with occasional dwellings: 0.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rohrbach-lès-Bitche?
INSEE counts 90 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.9% of residents, and 49 foreign nationals (2.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rohrbach-lès-Bitche?
€27,800 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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