Blussangeaux sits above 99% of compared French towns for empty homes (19%)
Flats make up 5.3%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Blussangeaux is home to 75 residents in 34 households, by the 2023 Census. About one in two: that is how common households headed by a retired person are in Blussangeaux (50%). Households without a car are rarer here than in 81% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Doubs 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 Blussangeaux
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 12 second homes and occasional dwellings in Blussangeaux, 21% of its 57 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 92% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Empty homes
The census found 11 homes empty (19%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Blussangeaux had 80 residents at the 2012 census and 75 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 17% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Blussangeaux: 21% of homes are second homes, above 93% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Typically, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Car-free households: one in 17, where the median compared French town has 11%.
−6% 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
The first five years brought +5%; the six to 2023, −11%.
Only 8% of residents are 15 to 24 in Blussangeaux
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Blussangeaux 48.5. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Blussangeaux is 48.5, higher than in 77% of compared French towns. Residents aged 65 and over account for 24%.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Above 88% of compared French towns: 33% 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 Doubs median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.2 people. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Households headed by a manager or professional make up 17% in Blussangeaux, more than in 81% 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
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Blussangeaux comes in at 17%. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
0% of Blussangeaux’s residents are immigrants
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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in 99% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Doubs has 8.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Blussangeaux sits below 98% of compared French towns for single residents (18%)
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
53% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 12% 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
Adults with no qualification make up 24%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
15th highest median age among 41 French towns of 75 to 2,582
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.
Median age: 3 of the 6 towns around Blussangeaux are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blussangeaux | 48.5 | 24% | 21% | 0% |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs 2,780 · 1.6 mi | 52.1 | 30% | 2.1% | 3.4% |
| Bavans 3,582 · 6.4 mi | 48.9 | 26% | 0.9% | 5.1% |
| Voujeaucourt 3,174 · 7.6 mi | 47.4 | 23% | 0.7% | 6% |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans 3,912 · 7.8 mi | 51.8 | 30% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
| Mandeure 4,612 · 9.4 mi | 45.6 | 24% | 0.9% | 7.7% |
| Montbéliard 24,672 · 9.8 mi | 41.2 | 24% | 2.5% | 20% |
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 Blussangeaux
What is the population of Blussangeaux?
75 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (80).
How old are Blussangeaux’s residents?
The median age is 48.5, older than 77% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Blussangeaux?
12, with occasional dwellings: 21% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Blussangeaux?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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