A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 99% of compared French towns, at 11%
Where 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, Les Alliés has 1.1%. This Doubs town counted 172 residents and 70 households at the 2023 Census. Here, 14% of households are headed by a retired person. Lower than in 78% of compared French towns: 15% of homes are flats.
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 Les Alliés
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 16 second homes and occasional dwellings in Les Alliés, 18% of its 87 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 69% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Les Alliés had 131 residents at the 2012 census and 172 in 2023, up 31%: faster growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 93% of compared French towns: 18% of homes are second homes
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
11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town, against 5.7% in Les Alliés. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, second homes come to 2.1%.
+31% since 2012, a pace 97% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −1% in Doubs. Here the change came as +21% to 2017, then +9% to 2023.
Half of Les Alliés is under 40, younger than 79% 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
■ Les Alliés 40. The median compared French town: 44.
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%.
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Les Alliés ranks above 94% of compared French towns on couples with children: 36%
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. Against that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. For Les Alliés, the census puts one-person households at 21%.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €36,990 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 €36,990 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 97% of compared French towns.
Les Alliés ranks above 88% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 21%
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 manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 88% of compared French towns: 2.3% of residents are immigrants
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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Les Alliés comes in at 2.3%. By way of comparison, 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 single residents than 97% of compared French towns: 19%
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
In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Les Alliés, 48%. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 99% of compared French towns, at 7.1%
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
In Les Alliés, 35% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, beside 30% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 3rd youngest of 41 French towns this size
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).
2 of 6 neighbors are older than Les Alliés
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Alliés | 40 | 11% | 18% | 2.3% |
| Doubs 3,335 · 4.8 mi | 42.6 | 22% | 2.3% | 9.3% |
| Pontarlier 18,067 · 5.2 mi | 39.3 | 19% | 3.5% | 15% |
| Morteau 6,953 · 10.5 mi | 39.1 | 19% | 3.6% | 15% |
| Les Fins 3,048 · 12 mi | 42.2 | 18% | 2.6% | 9.6% |
| Villers-le-Lac 5,292 · 13.4 mi | 37.3 | 15% | 6.2% | 16% |
| Valdahon 5,705 · 14.7 mi | 35.2 | 18% | 1.6% | 5.6% |
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 Les Alliés
What is the population of Les Alliés?
172 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 31% more than in 2012 (131).
How old are Les Alliés’ residents?
The median age is 40, younger than 79% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 11% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Les Alliés?
16, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Les Alliés?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.3% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (2.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Les Alliés?
€36,990 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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