Younger than 97% of compared French towns: half of Esnans is under 34.4
Here 20% of homes stand empty, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 6.7%. 76% more people than in 2012.
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 Esnans
One home in 10 is a second home
The census counted 3 second homes and occasional dwellings in Esnans, 10% of its 29 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
50% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 26% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Esnans’ residents are under 34.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 26% are under 15 and 16% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Esnans had 37 residents at the 2012 census and 65 in 2023, up 76%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Esnans sits above 88% of compared French towns for second homes (10%)
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%; Esnans has 10%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Esnans’s population changed by +76% since 2012, more than in 99% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −1% in Doubs. Here the change came as +84% to 2017, then −4% to 2023.
16% of residents are 65 or over, below 88% 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
■ Esnans 34.4. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 12% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Esnans sits above 99% of compared French towns for couples with children (50%)
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
On average, 2.6 people share a household. In the typical compared French town, couples with children come to 25%.
The largest group of households: craftspeople, shopkeepers, business owners (50%)
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 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).
Esnans: 0% of 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.
Only 19% of residents 15 and over are single in Esnans
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
Just over two in five residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Esnans ranks below 94% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 17%
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
Nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, against 31% in Esnans. Against that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The youngest of 41 French towns of 65 to 2,582 people
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 34.4 in Esnans to 62.3 in Prayssac.
No nearby town is as young as Esnans
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esnans | 34.4 | 16% | 10% | 0% |
| Baume-les-Dames 5,155 · 1.5 mi | 48.7 | 29% | 1.4% | 4.2% |
| Thise 2,994 · 12.5 mi | 53.1 | 34% | 0.8% | 3.6% |
| Saône 3,195 · 12.9 mi | 46.1 | 24% | 0.7% | 3.3% |
| Valdahon 5,705 · 13.2 mi | 35.2 | 18% | 1.6% | 5.6% |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs 2,780 · 14.2 mi | 52.1 | 30% | 2.1% | 3.4% |
| Besançon 118,489 · 16.1 mi | 35.6 | 19% | 2.5% | 15% |
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 Esnans
What is the population of Esnans?
65 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 76% more than in 2012 (37).
How old are Esnans’ residents?
The median age is 34.4, younger than 97% of compared French towns. 33% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Esnans?
3, with occasional dwellings: 10% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Esnans?
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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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