50% of homes are second homes, more than in 97% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats; in Laval-le-Prieuré, 3.1%. Half are older than 53, older than 91% of compared French towns. This Doubs town had 32 residents in 15 households at the 2023 census. Here, a third of households are one person living alone.
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 Laval-le-Prieuré
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 15 second homes and occasional dwellings in Laval-le-Prieuré, 50% of its 30 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 94% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Laval-le-Prieuré’s residents are under 53 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 0% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Laval-le-Prieuré (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 17% of residents, against 8.5% for the median compared commune in Doubs. 17% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Laval-le-Prieuré had 34 residents at the 2012 census and 32 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 91% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
One home in two in Laval-le-Prieuré is a second home
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
Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Long tenure is the mark of 21% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 14% (under two years).
Laval-le-Prieuré changed by −6% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 91% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −1% for the median Doubs town, the change came in two steps: +3% from 2012 to 2017, then −9% to 2023.
Half of Laval-le-Prieuré is over 53, older than 91% 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
■ Laval-le-Prieuré 53. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 30% in Laval-le-Prieuré.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
15 households; 33% are one person
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. On average, 2.1 people share a household.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 55% of compared French towns: 33%
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).
17% of residents are immigrants, more than in 88% 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.
The median compared commune in Doubs has 8.5%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 88% of compared French towns. Immigrants make up 6.5% in the typical compared French town. Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 17% of residents are foreign nationals here.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Laval-le-Prieuré sits above 99% of compared French towns for married residents (67%)
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
With single residents at 13%, Laval-le-Prieuré is behind 99% of compared French towns on that count. Elsewhere, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Laval-le-Prieuré sits below 94% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (17%)
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
33% of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 7th oldest of 41 French towns of 32 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 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
No nearby town is as old as Laval-le-Prieuré
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval-le-Prieuré | 53 | 30% | 50% | 17% |
| Le Russey 2,599 · 5.6 mi | 37.6 | 15% | 2.5% | 8.4% |
| Les Fins 3,048 · 7.5 mi | 42.2 | 18% | 2.6% | 9.6% |
| Villers-le-Lac 5,292 · 8.6 mi | 37.3 | 15% | 6.2% | 16% |
| Morteau 6,953 · 8.6 mi | 39.1 | 19% | 3.6% | 15% |
| Charquemont 2,900 · 9.9 mi | 37.9 | 16% | 3.4% | 7.7% |
| Maîche 4,254 · 10 mi | 42.4 | 23% | 2.7% | 9.2% |
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 Laval-le-Prieuré
What is the population of Laval-le-Prieuré?
32 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (34).
How old are Laval-le-Prieuré’s residents?
The median age is 53, older than 91% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Laval-le-Prieuré?
15, with occasional dwellings: 50% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Laval-le-Prieuré?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 17% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (17%). 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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