Half of Romelfing is over 53.4, older than 91% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, a quarter of households are couples with children; in Romelfing, 16%. This Moselle town counted 328 residents and 150 households at the 2023 Census. 6.5% of households are headed by a manager or professional. Households in social housing are rarer here 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.
What stands out about the people of Romelfing
Fewer residents than in 2012
Romelfing had 370 residents at the 2012 census and 328 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Romelfing’s residents are under 53.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 27% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 24 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −4%, and from 2017 to 2023 −8%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Moselle town −1%.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns, at 5.9%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Romelfing 53.4. The median compared French town: 44.
In Romelfing, 27% of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households make up 16% in Romelfing, more than in 97% 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
A household here holds 2.1 people on average. The benchmark for single-parent households in the typical compared French town: 10%. Lower than in 63% of compared French towns: 33% of households are one person living alone.
Above 91% of compared French towns: 13% 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
Little separates the share of second homes here, 2.7%, from the figure in the typical compared French town. Flats are rarer here than in 84% of compared French towns. On average, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Here, 5.8% of households have no car.
At the median, €27,040 a year to live on
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 residents live in households above €27,040 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 62% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 39%, a higher share than 80% 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
The share of households headed by a manual worker tops 63% of compared French towns: 16%. For comparison, nearly a third 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).
Romelfing ranks below 79% of compared French towns on immigrants: 3.3%
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 73% of compared French towns: 2.4%. 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.
In Romelfing, 50% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 90% 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
The figure for single residents is 23% in Romelfing and 25% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 28% in Romelfing, more than in 86% 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
With graduates of higher education at 22%, Romelfing is behind nearly four fifths of compared French towns on that count. Set beside that, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 7th 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).
Romelfing is older than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romelfing | 53.4 | 27% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Sarrebourg 12,170 · 6.7 mi | 41.8 | 23% | 3.3% | 11% |
| Sarre-Union 2,731 · 8 mi | 48.8 | 28% | 1.8% | 10% |
| Sarralbe 4,364 · 11.3 mi | 44.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 6% |
| Phalsbourg 4,688 · 11.6 mi | 41.9 | 21% | 2.6% | 9.5% |
| Dieuze 2,770 · 14 mi | 51.9 | 30% | 1.1% | 3.5% |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs 3,016 · 16.1 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 Romelfing
What is the population of Romelfing?
328 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (370).
How old are Romelfing’s residents?
The median age is 53.4, older than 91% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Romelfing?
5, with occasional dwellings: 2.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Romelfing?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.3% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (2.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Romelfing?
€27,040 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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