40% of households are couples with children, more than in 99% of compared French towns
With households headed by a retired person at 20%, Fontenotte is behind 95% of compared French towns on that count. At the 2023 Census, 60 people lived locally, in 29 households. In Fontenotte, 6.4% of homes are flats. Fewer households without a car than in just over two thirds of compared French towns: 7.7%.
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 Fontenotte
A town of families
40% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 9.4% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 6 homes empty (17%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower than most: +3% since 2012, behind 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −1% for the median Doubs town, the change came in two steps: +7% from 2012 to 2017, then −3% to 2023.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 17%, a higher share than 98% 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
■ Fontenotte 47.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 21%, against 22% in the typical compared French town. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. The median age in Fontenotte is 47.5, higher than in 72% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
More one-person households than 69% of compared French towns: 40%
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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%. The average household has 2 people.
Fontenotte ranks above 98% of compared French towns on empty homes: 17%
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
Second homes are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Turnover: 3.8% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 35% have lived in their home 30 years or more.
Fontenotte sits above 99% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (60%)
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: 20%, above 88% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 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).
Immigrants make up 1.9% in Fontenotte, less 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.
Foreign nationals are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 75% of compared French towns: 29% of residents 15 and over are single
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
The share of married residents tops 71% of compared French towns: 46%. Typically, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education make up 6.7% in Fontenotte, less than in 99% 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
13% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. The benchmark for graduates of higher education in the typical compared French town: 30%.
Among 41 French towns of 60 to 2,582 people, the 15th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Fontenotte sits below 3 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontenotte | 47.5 | 21% | 0% | 1.9% |
| Baume-les-Dames 5,155 · 2.4 mi | 48.7 | 29% | 1.4% | 4.2% |
| Thise 2,994 · 13.3 mi | 53.1 | 34% | 0.8% | 3.6% |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs 2,780 · 13.3 mi | 52.1 | 30% | 2.1% | 3.4% |
| Saône 3,195 · 14.4 mi | 46.1 | 24% | 0.7% | 3.3% |
| Valdahon 5,705 · 15.7 mi | 35.2 | 18% | 1.6% | 5.6% |
| Besançon 118,489 · 17.1 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 Fontenotte
What is the population of Fontenotte?
60 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (58).
How old are Fontenotte’s residents?
The median age is 47.5, older than 72% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Fontenotte?
0, with occasional dwellings: 0% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Fontenotte?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.9% 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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