Second homes: 18%, a higher share than 92% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Les Terres-de-Chaux had 135 residents in 60 households at the 2023 census. Nearly a quarter of households are headed by a retired person. Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 7.3% of homes are flats 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 Les Terres-de-Chaux
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 14 second homes and occasional dwellings in Les Terres-de-Chaux, 18% of its 80 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Les Terres-de-Chaux had 141 residents at the 2012 census and 135 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Only 7.9% of households have no car in Les Terres-de-Chaux
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
One household in 13 has no car (median compared French town: 11%). In Les Terres-de-Chaux, 7.5% of homes stand empty.
−4% since 2012, a pace below 86% 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: −4% from 2012 to 2017, then ±0% to 2023.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 8.5%, a lower share than 88% 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 Terres-de-Chaux 44.9. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 44.9, Les Terres-de-Chaux is older than 56% of compared French towns. In Les Terres-de-Chaux, 23% of residents are 65 or over. Across the comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of couples with children than 79% of compared French towns: 31%
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
Set against 35% in the typical compared French town, 31% of households are one person living alone in Les Terres-de-Chaux. The share of couples with children in the typical compared French town is 25%. Locally, 7.7% of households are single parents.
At the median, €31,150 a year to live on
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 €31,150 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 89% of compared French towns.
23% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 92% of compared French towns don’t reach
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. To put it in context, 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).
2.8% of residents are immigrants, below 83% 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.
Where 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, Les Terres-de-Chaux has 2.1%. Typically, 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.
Single residents: 24%, a lower share than 64% 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
The census found that 42% of residents 15 and over are married in Les Terres-de-Chaux. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 85% of compared French towns: 20%
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
The census found that 18% of adults out of school have no qualification in Les Terres-de-Chaux. In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
The 18th youngest of 41 French towns of 135 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.
3 of 6 neighbors are older than Les Terres-de-Chaux
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Terres-de-Chaux | 44.9 | 23% | 18% | 2.8% |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans 3,912 · 5 mi | 51.8 | 30% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
| Maîche 4,254 · 5.7 mi | 42.4 | 23% | 2.7% | 9.2% |
| Charquemont 2,900 · 8.3 mi | 37.9 | 16% | 3.4% | 7.7% |
| Mandeure 4,612 · 9.7 mi | 45.6 | 24% | 0.9% | 7.7% |
| Voujeaucourt 3,174 · 10.8 mi | 47.4 | 23% | 0.7% | 6% |
| Hérimoncourt 3,508 · 10.8 mi | 42.6 | 21% | 0.2% | 6.3% |
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 Terres-de-Chaux
What is the population of Les Terres-de-Chaux?
135 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (141).
How old are Les Terres-de-Chaux’s residents?
The median age is 44.9, older than 56% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Les Terres-de-Chaux?
14, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Les Terres-de-Chaux?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.8% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (2.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Les Terres-de-Chaux?
€31,150 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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