Half of Schœneck is over 52.4, older than 90% of compared French towns
Just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town, against 3.5% in Schœneck. The 2023 Census counted 2,435 residents in 1,170 households. On the census count, 7.3% of households are single parents. Few places have so few households without a car: 6.4% here, fewer than in 77% 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 Schœneck
Immigrants
INSEE counts 800 immigrants in Schœneck (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 33% of residents, against 12% for the median compared commune in Moselle. 29% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Schœneck had 2,769 residents at the 2012 census and 2,435 in 2023, down 12%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Schœneck’s residents are under 52.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 25% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower growth than 98% of compared French towns: Schœneck changed by −12% since 2012
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
In two steps, −7% to 2017 and −5% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −1% in Moselle.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 96% of compared French towns, at 7.3%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Schœneck 52.4. The median compared French town: 44.
25% of residents are 65 or over; in the typical compared French town the figure is 22%. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Moselle 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Below 66% of compared French towns: 22% of households are couples with children
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
Each household has 2.1 people on average. Elsewhere, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Here 34% of households are one person living alone, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 35%.
Schœneck sits above 75% of compared French towns for empty homes (9.4%)
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 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Schœneck comes in at 33%. The wider picture: 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. For Schœneck, the census puts second homes at 0.9%.
€27,680 a year: the median 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.
At €27,680 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 68% of compared French towns. Below the poverty threshold: 11.0% of the population.
25% of households are headed by a manual worker, more than in 96% 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
In Schœneck, 29% of households are headed by a retired person, beside 32% in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a manager or professional make up about one in 14 here (6.9%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More immigrants than 99% of compared French towns: 33%
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.
In Schœneck, 29% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%. The median compared commune in Moselle has 12%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 99% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A larger share of married residents than 99% of compared French towns: 54%
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, 20% of residents 15 and over are single here. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
Below 81% of compared French towns: 22% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
Set against 19% in the typical compared French town, 21% of adults out of school have no qualification in Schœneck. As a yardstick, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (2,435 to 2,582 people), the 8th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Schœneck 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schœneck | 52.4 | 25% | 0.9% | 33% |
| Stiring-Wendel 10,956 · 1.1 mi | 50.1 | 25% | 0.3% | 15% |
| Spicheren 3,143 · 2.3 mi | 49.4 | 24% | 0.9% | 30% |
| Forbach 20,493 · 2.5 mi | 44.1 | 23% | 1.2% | 24% |
| Petite-Rosselle 6,171 · 3 mi | 44.5 | 20% | 0.6% | 16% |
| Œting 2,599 · 3.2 mi | 47.9 | 21% | 1.4% | 23% |
| Behren-lès-Forbach 6,166 · 3.3 mi | 41.5 | 22% | 0.5% | 27% |
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 Schœneck
What is the population of Schœneck?
2,435 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% fewer than in 2012 (2,769).
How old are Schœneck’s residents?
The median age is 52.4, older than 90% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Schœneck?
12, with occasional dwellings: 0.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Schœneck?
INSEE counts 810 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 33% of residents, and 710 foreign nationals (29%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Schœneck?
€27,680 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 11.0% 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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