A larger share of couples with children than 99% of compared French towns: 40%
In the typical compared French town, 6.7% of homes stand empty; in Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve, 1.6%. This Doubs town counted 130 residents and 53 households at the 2023 Census. 19% of homes are flats, or about one in five. Few places have so few residents aged 15 to 24: 9.2% here, fewer than in 77% 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.
What stands out about the people of Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 9 second homes and occasional dwellings in Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve, 14% of its 63 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 67% 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
40% of households are couples with children and 10% single parents with children; 25% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve had 90 residents at the 2012 census and 130 in 2023, up 44%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A young town
Half of Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve’s residents are under 37 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 25% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 91% of compared French towns: 14% of homes are second homes
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 last two years, 17% of households moved in; at the other end, 25% have stayed 30 years or more. Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve grew +44% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Doubs town −1%. The years 2012 to 2017 brought +24%; 2017 to 2023, +16%.
Younger than 91% of compared French towns: half of Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve is under 37
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve 37. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 65 and over at 13%, Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve is behind 96% of compared French towns on that count.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 30% in Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve, less than in 77% 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
There are 2.5 people in the average household. The wider picture: 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households make up 10%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €37,710 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 €37,710 a year: higher than in 97% of compared French towns.
In Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve, 40% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 83% 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
Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The benchmark for households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town: 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 2.3% of residents are immigrants in Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve
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.
The share of foreign nationals trails 86% of compared French towns: 1.5%. In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%. That is lower than in 89% 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.
Below 79% of compared French towns: 38% of residents 15 and over are married
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 figure for single residents is 27% in Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve and 25% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 99% of compared French towns, at 7.6%
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
Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education in Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve comes in at 45%. By way of comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The youngest of 41 French towns of 130 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 37 in Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Every neighbor is older than Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve | 37 | 13% | 14% | 2.3% |
| Pontarlier 18,067 · 10.2 mi | 39.3 | 19% | 3.5% | 15% |
| Doubs 3,335 · 11.3 mi | 42.6 | 22% | 2.3% | 9.3% |
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 Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve
What is the population of Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve?
130 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 44% more than in 2012 (90).
How old are Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve’s residents?
The median age is 37, younger than 91% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 13% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve?
9, with occasional dwellings: 14% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve?
€37,710 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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