15% of households are one person living alone, below 99% of compared French towns
In Échenans, 8.7% of homes are flats, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. Fewer households without a car than in 98% of compared French towns: 3.2%. This Doubs town is home to 163 residents in 63 households, by the 2023 Census. Across Échenans, 38% of households are headed by a retired person.
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 Échenans
Growing fast
Échenans had 135 residents at the 2012 census and 163 in 2023, up 21%: faster growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Growth of +21% since 2012 puts Échenans ahead of 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 median Doubs town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +15% and the next six +5%.
Younger than 80% of compared French towns: half of Échenans is under 39.9
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Échenans 39.9. The median compared French town: 44.
In Échenans, 8.7% of residents are 15 to 24, beside 11% in the typical compared French town. For Échenans, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 17%.
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households make up 23% in Échenans, more than in 99% of compared French towns
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
Couples with children: 31% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households: 10% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Households here average 2.6 people each.
Second homes: 4.4%, a higher share than 73% 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. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. Census figures put empty homes at 5.8% in Échenans.
Median standard of living: €30,180 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.
Half of residents live in households above €30,180 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 85% of compared French towns.
Below 62% of compared French towns: 7.7% of households are headed by a manager or professional
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 manual worker make up 15%, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Against that, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Échenans, 1.9% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 93% 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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Échenans has 0.6%. 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 make up 56% in Échenans, more than in 99% 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
By its share of single residents (19%), Échenans is below 95% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
11% of adults out of school have no qualification, below 93% 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
Graduates of higher education: 37%, above 71% of compared French towns. As a reference point, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 163 to 2,582 people, the 2nd youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Échenans
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Échenans | 39.9 | 17% | 4.4% | 1.9% |
| Bavans 3,582 · 3.6 mi | 48.9 | 26% | 0.9% | 5.1% |
| Héricourt 10,621 · 4.5 mi | 45.5 | 24% | 1% | 8.8% |
| Montbéliard 24,672 · 4.9 mi | 41.2 | 24% | 2.5% | 20% |
| Bethoncourt 5,308 · 5 mi | 41.1 | 23% | 0.8% | 24% |
| Voujeaucourt 3,174 · 5.1 mi | 47.4 | 23% | 0.7% | 6% |
| Grand-Charmont 5,873 · 5.9 mi | 39.2 | 21% | 0.5% | 18% |
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 Échenans
What is the population of Échenans?
163 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% more than in 2012 (135).
How old are Échenans’ residents?
The median age is 39.9, younger than 80% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Échenans?
3, with occasional dwellings: 4.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Échenans?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.9% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Échenans?
€30,180 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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