La Grange ranks above 97% of compared French towns on couples with children: 37%
17% of residents are 65 or over, against 22% in the typical compared French town. Here, 2.1% of homes are flats. Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% 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 La Grange
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 9 homes empty (19%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
+8% since 2012, a pace 62% of compared French towns didn’t match
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
The median Doubs town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +4% and the next six +3%.
A larger share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 82% of compared French towns: 13%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Grange 46. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of La Grange’s residents are over 46, older than in 63% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
La Grange ranks below 94% of compared French towns on one-person households: 25%
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, just over a third of households are one person living alone. On average, 2.5 people share a household.
More empty homes than 99% of compared French towns: 19%
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
Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 5.3% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 32%. Empty homes: 6.7% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
In La Grange, 25% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer 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
By its share of households headed by a manual worker (12%), La Grange is below 60% of compared French towns. Add to that, households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 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).
4.2% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 72% 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: 3.1%, below 63% 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.
Married residents: 51%, a higher share than 93% of compared French towns
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
Here a fifth of residents 15 and over are single, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. In the typical compared French town, married residents come to 43%.
Adults with no qualification make up 12% in La Grange, less than in 87% 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
With graduates of higher education at 23%, La Grange is behind nearly three quarters of compared French towns on that count. The share of adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town is 19%.
41 French towns of 97 to 2,582 people: this is the 19th 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).
Median age: 2 of the 6 towns around La Grange 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Grange | 46 | 17% | 0% | 4.2% |
| Maîche 4,254 · 6.9 mi | 42.4 | 23% | 2.7% | 9.2% |
| Charquemont 2,900 · 8.7 mi | 37.9 | 16% | 3.4% | 7.7% |
| Le Russey 2,599 · 8.8 mi | 37.6 | 15% | 2.5% | 8.4% |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans 3,912 · 8.9 mi | 51.8 | 30% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs 2,780 · 12 mi | 52.1 | 30% | 2.1% | 3.4% |
| Mandeure 4,612 · 13.6 mi | 45.6 | 24% | 0.9% | 7.7% |
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 La Grange
What is the population of La Grange?
97 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (90).
How old are La Grange’s residents?
The median age is 46, older than 63% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Grange?
0, with occasional dwellings: 0% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Grange?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.2% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (3.1%). 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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