Only 19% of households are headed by a retired person in Glay
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 339 residents in 160 households: that is Glay at the 2023 Census. The share of single-parent households stands at 16%. Set against 11% in the typical compared French town, 5.4% of households have no car in the town.
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 Glay
Fewer residents than in 2012
Glay had 360 residents at the 2012 census and 339 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 22 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A change of −6% since 2012 leaves Glay behind 90% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Doubs town −1%.
10% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 64% 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
■ Glay 43.6. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Glay is 43.6, lower than in 53% of compared French towns. Put another way, about one in five: just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over. By way of comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Only 23% of households are couples with children in Glay
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
Households here average 2.1 people each. On average, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Few places have as many one-person households: 36% here, more than in 53% of compared French towns.
12% of homes stand empty, a share 87% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
The figure for flats is 33% in Glay and 30% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. About one in 45: that is how common second homes are in Glay (2.2%).
The median resident lives on €27,570 a year per consumption unit
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 €27,570 a year: higher than in 66% of compared French towns.
6% of households are headed by a manager or professional, below 77% 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
19% of households are headed by a manual worker, against 14% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, households headed by a manager or professional come to 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
3.4% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 79% 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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 2.7% of residents are foreign nationals in Glay. Against that, 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 higher share of single residents than 81% of compared French towns, at 31%
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
Glay has fewer married residents than 57% of compared French towns, at 42%. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Graduates of higher education: 24%, a lower share than 72% 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
Across Glay, 20% of adults out of school have no qualification. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
41 French towns of 339 to 2,582 people: this is the 15th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Median age: 3 of the 6 towns around Glay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glay | 43.6 | 21% | 2.2% | 3.4% |
| Hérimoncourt 3,508 · 2.4 mi | 42.6 | 21% | 0.2% | 6.3% |
| Seloncourt 5,854 · 4.2 mi | 48.5 | 26% | 0.3% | 6.2% |
| Mandeure 4,612 · 4.6 mi | 45.6 | 24% | 0.9% | 7.7% |
| Valentigney 10,501 · 5.1 mi | 43.2 | 23% | 1.7% | 17% |
| Audincourt 14,071 · 5.7 mi | 41 | 21% | 1.7% | 19% |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans 3,912 · 5.9 mi | 51.8 | 30% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
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 Glay
What is the population of Glay?
339 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (360).
How old are Glay’s residents?
The median age is 43.6, younger than 53% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Glay?
4, with occasional dwellings: 2.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Glay?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.4% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (2.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Glay?
€27,570 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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