A lower share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.5%
In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; Sainte-Barbe has 19%. At 24%, the share of households headed by a retired person is lower than in 86% of compared French towns. The town had 786 residents in 320 households at the 2023 Census. Here, 4.1% of homes stand empty.
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 Sainte-Barbe
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 3.1% single parents with children; 15% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A +8% change since 2012: faster than 62% 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +2%, then +6% to 2023. Over those years, the median Moselle town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%.
Half of Sainte-Barbe is over 46.1, older than 64% 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
■ Sainte-Barbe 46.1. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 trails 78% of compared French towns: 9.2%. On the census count, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of single-parent households than 99% of compared French towns, at 3.1%
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
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, 34% of households are couples with children in Sainte-Barbe. Against that, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.4 people.
A smaller share of flats than 89% of compared French towns: 8.7%
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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Locally, 0.3% of homes are second homes. Set beside that, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €31,810 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.
The median standard of living in Sainte-Barbe is €31,810 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 91% of compared French towns.
14% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 72% 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
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.8% of residents are foreign nationals, below 68% 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 lower than in 64% of compared French towns. The benchmark for foreign nationals in the typical compared French town: 4.3%. 4.9% of residents are immigrants, or about one in 20.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents make up 53% in Sainte-Barbe, more than in 98% 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
Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of residents 15 and over are single here. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
Only 11% of adults out of school have no qualification in Sainte-Barbe
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
In Sainte-Barbe, 43% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 786 to 2,582 people, the 19th 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Around Sainte-Barbe, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Barbe | 46.1 | 23% | 0.3% | 4.9% |
| Saint-Julien-lès-Metz 3,554 · 5 mi | 47.5 | 25% | 0.9% | 7.5% |
| Courcelles-Chaussy 3,006 · 5.4 mi | 43.2 | 21% | 1.1% | 4.2% |
| Metz 122,572 · 6.3 mi | 36.4 | 18% | 2.7% | 20% |
| Woippy 14,967 · 6.8 mi | 37.5 | 16% | 0.4% | 21% |
| Le Ban-Saint-Martin 4,684 · 7.6 mi | 39.8 | 17% | 0.6% | 9.3% |
| Maizières-lès-Metz 11,580 · 7.7 mi | 39.4 | 19% | 0.2% | 13% |
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 Sainte-Barbe
What is the population of Sainte-Barbe?
786 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (729).
How old are Sainte-Barbe’s residents?
The median age is 46.1, older than 64% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Sainte-Barbe?
1, with occasional dwellings: 0.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Sainte-Barbe?
INSEE counts 39 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.9% of residents, and 22 foreign nationals (2.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Sainte-Barbe?
€31,810 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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