Franey ranks above 99% of compared French towns on couples with children: 42%
In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%; Franey has 9.4%. The town counted 263 residents and 110 households at the 2023 Census. On the census count, 3.7% of households have no car. 1.8% of homes stand empty, fewer than in 98% 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 Franey
A town of families
42% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Franey had 295 residents at the 2012 census and 263 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−11% since 2012: slower than 98% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −8%, and from 2017 to 2023 −3%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Doubs town −1%.
Franey is older than 66% of compared French towns: a median age of 46.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Franey 46.5. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 12%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Locally, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 25% in Franey, less than in 95% 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
On average, 2.5 people share a household. Across the comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
91% of homes are houses
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
Some nearly one in ten households are newcomers of under two years, against 31% who have been there 30 years or more. Second homes are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Standard of living at the median: €28,280 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.
At €28,280 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 73% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 34%, a higher share than 59% 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
About one in ten: that is how common households headed by a manager or professional are in Franey (9.7%). At 14%, the share of households headed by a manual worker is higher than in 52% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 1.1% of residents are foreign nationals in Franey
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: 3.8% here and 6.5% in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Doubs has 8.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in three quarters of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, foreign nationals come to 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Franey ranks below 91% of compared French towns on single residents: 20%
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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 48% in Franey. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Above 61% of compared French towns: 21% of adults out of school have no qualification
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
30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, against 28% in Franey. In the typical compared French town, adults with no qualification come to 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (263 to 2,582 people), the 18th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Franey and its 6 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franey | 46.5 | 22% | 0% | 3.8% |
| Saint-Vit 5,133 · 5.4 mi | 43.1 | 22% | 1.2% | 5.8% |
| Les Auxons 2,533 · 7.2 mi | 46.1 | 22% | 0.7% | 3.7% |
| Miserey-Salines 2,661 · 7.7 mi | 42.7 | 24% | 0.9% | 4.6% |
| École-Valentin 2,579 · 8.1 mi | 42.9 | 21% | 1.6% | 6.1% |
| Besançon 118,489 · 9.3 mi | 35.6 | 19% | 2.5% | 15% |
| Thise 2,994 · 12.2 mi | 53.1 | 34% | 0.8% | 3.6% |
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 Franey
What is the population of Franey?
263 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (295).
How old are Franey’s residents?
The median age is 46.5, older than 66% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Franey?
0, with occasional dwellings: 0% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Franey?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.8% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Franey?
€28,280 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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