Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns: 6%
With flats at 11%, Courtefontaine is behind 85% of compared French towns on that count. The census found that 0.9% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the town. Few places have as many households headed by a manual worker: 23% here, more than in 92% of compared French towns. There were 110 households here at the 2023 Census, home to 247 residents.
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.
+3% since 2012, a pace below 56% 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Doubs town −1%.
A median age of 40.9: Courtefontaine is younger than 74% 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
■ Courtefontaine 40.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Roughly two in ten: 21% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of couples with children than 80% of compared French towns: 31%
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
A household here holds 2.3 people on average. For couples with children, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%. 9.1% of households are single parents, a lower share than in 65% of compared French towns. The share of one-person households is 37%, against 35% in the typical compared French town.
Second homes make up 3.9% in Courtefontaine, more than in 70% 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
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 8.5% of households have no car here. The share of second homes in the typical compared French town is 2.1%. Of all households, 4.5% moved in during the last two years and 36% have stayed three decades or more.
Median living standard: €33,780 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €33,780 a year: higher than in 94% of compared French towns.
The largest group of households: retired (32%)
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.4% of residents are immigrants, below 88% 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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Courtefontaine has 2.4%. 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.
37% of residents 15 and over are married, below 83% 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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Courtefontaine comes in at 21%. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
18% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 92% 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
In Courtefontaine, 25% of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
4th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 247 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.
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Courtefontaine
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtefontaine | 40.9 | 21% | 3.9% | 2.4% |
| Maîche 4,254 · 7 mi | 42.4 | 23% | 2.7% | 9.2% |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans 3,912 · 8.1 mi | 51.8 | 30% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
| Hérimoncourt 3,508 · 8.3 mi | 42.6 | 21% | 0.2% | 6.3% |
| Charquemont 2,900 · 8.5 mi | 37.9 | 16% | 3.4% | 7.7% |
| Mandeure 4,612 · 9.8 mi | 45.6 | 24% | 0.9% | 7.7% |
| Seloncourt 5,854 · 10 mi | 48.5 | 26% | 0.3% | 6.2% |
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 Courtefontaine
What is the population of Courtefontaine?
247 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (239).
How old are Courtefontaine’s residents?
The median age is 40.9, younger than 74% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Courtefontaine?
5, with occasional dwellings: 3.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Courtefontaine?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.4% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (2.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Courtefontaine?
€33,780 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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