Courcelles ranks below 74% of compared French towns on households without a car: 6.8%
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Courcelles is home to 102 residents in 45 households, by the 2023 Census. Across Courcelles, 22% of households are couples with children. By its share of residents aged 65 and over (20%), Courcelles is below 63% 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.
Courcelles grew +12% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 75% 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 median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Doubs town −1%. The change was +16% from 2012 to 2017 and −4% from 2017 to 2023.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 80% of compared French towns, at 9.1%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Courcelles 43.6. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 43.6, Courcelles is younger than 53% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of one-person households than 59% of compared French towns, at 33%
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 share of single-parent households tops 66% of compared French towns: 11%. Households average 2.3 people. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%.
In Courcelles, 28% of homes are flats, fewer than in 54% 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
One household in 15 has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. For Courcelles, the census puts empty homes at 7.6%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of flats in the typical compared French town is 30%.
In Courcelles, 11% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 70% 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
At 33%, the share of households headed by a retired person is higher than in 55% of compared French towns. On average, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Courcelles, 3% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 82% 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.
With foreign nationals at 2%, Courcelles is behind nearly four fifths of compared French towns on that count. For comparison, 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.
Married residents: 35%, a lower share than 89% 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
In the typical compared French town, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single; in Courcelles, 27%. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
In Courcelles, 17% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 60% 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
Lower than in 53% of compared French towns: 29% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification. Across the comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
15th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 102 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.
2 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Courcelles
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courcelles | 43.6 | 20% | 2.5% | 3% |
| Ornans 4,419 · 8.9 mi | 48.5 | 28% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| Saint-Vit 5,133 · 9.2 mi | 43.1 | 22% | 1.2% | 5.8% |
| Besançon 118,489 · 10.6 mi | 35.6 | 19% | 2.5% | 15% |
| Saône 3,195 · 11.5 mi | 46.1 | 24% | 0.7% | 3.3% |
| École-Valentin 2,579 · 12.4 mi | 42.9 | 21% | 1.6% | 6.1% |
| Miserey-Salines 2,661 · 13.3 mi | 42.7 | 24% | 0.9% | 4.6% |
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 Courcelles
What is the population of Courcelles?
102 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% more than in 2012 (91).
How old are Courcelles’ residents?
The median age is 43.6, younger than 53% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Courcelles?
1, with occasional dwellings: 2.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Courcelles?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (2%). 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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