A lower share of households in social housing than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.2%
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 4.2% of households have no car here. At the 2023 Census, 1,842 people lived in Gilley, in 780 households. On the census count, 35% of households are headed by a manual worker. Few places have as many couples with children: 30% here, more than in 76% 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 Gilley
A young town
Half of Gilley’s residents are under 38.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 20% are under 15 and 16% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Gilley had 1,563 residents at the 2012 census and 1,842 in 2023, up 18%: faster growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A growing town: +18% since 2012, faster than 87% 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 +6%, and from 2017 to 2023 +11%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Doubs town −1%.
Younger than 88% of compared French towns: half of Gilley is under 38.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Gilley 38.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Compared with 22% in the typical compared French town, 16% of residents are 65 or over here. Add to that, residents aged 15 to 24 are rarer here than in 61% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
32% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 66% 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
A household here holds 2.3 people on average. By way of comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Lower than in two thirds of compared French towns: 9% of households are single parents.
70% 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
There is little gap on empty homes: 5.9%, about the same as in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, second homes are scarce here: 1.5%, fewer than in 62% of compared French towns. Newcomers of less than two years account for 13% of households, residents of 30 years or more for 19%.
€35,610 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €35,610 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 96% of compared French towns.
24% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 87% 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
The share of households headed by a manager or professional stands at 9.6%. Across the comparison, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Gilley ranks below 75% of compared French towns on immigrants: 3.8%
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.
2.8% of residents are foreign nationals, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 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.
A smaller share of married residents than 62% of compared French towns: 41%
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
Across Gilley, 24% of residents 15 and over are single. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 68% of compared French towns, at 16%
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: 28% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. Typically, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,842 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).
Gilley and its 6 nearest towns: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilley | 38.1 | 16% | 1.5% | 3.8% |
| Morteau 6,953 · 5.6 mi | 39.1 | 19% | 3.6% | 15% |
| Les Fins 3,048 · 6.8 mi | 42.2 | 18% | 2.6% | 9.6% |
| Villers-le-Lac 5,292 · 9.1 mi | 37.3 | 15% | 6.2% | 16% |
| Valdahon 5,705 · 9.7 mi | 35.2 | 18% | 1.6% | 5.6% |
| Doubs 3,335 · 10.7 mi | 42.6 | 22% | 2.3% | 9.3% |
| Pontarlier 18,067 · 11.5 mi | 39.3 | 19% | 3.5% | 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 Gilley
What is the population of Gilley?
1,842 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 18% more than in 2012 (1,563).
How old are Gilley’s residents?
The median age is 38.1, younger than 88% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Gilley?
13, with occasional dwellings: 1.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Gilley?
INSEE counts 70 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.8% of residents, and 52 foreign nationals (2.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Gilley?
€35,610 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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