Couples with children make up 43% in Mérey-Vieilley, more than in 99% of compared French towns
With a median age of 39.5, Mérey-Vieilley is younger than 82% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Mérey-Vieilley was home to 178 people in 68 households. Empty homes: 1.5% of the total. Against a figure of 30% in the typical compared French town, the share of flats in Mérey-Vieilley comes in at 1.3%.
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 Mérey-Vieilley
A town of families
43% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Mérey-Vieilley had 118 residents at the 2012 census and 178 in 2023, up 51%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Mérey-Vieilley grew +51% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 99% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the change was +25%; from 2017 to 2023, +21%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Doubs town −1%.
Mérey-Vieilley sits below 69% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (19%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mérey-Vieilley 39.5. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 9.1%, Mérey-Vieilley is behind 80% of compared French towns on that count. On average, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
14% of households are one person living alone, below 99% of compared French towns
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
On average, 2.6 people share a household. One-person households make up 35% in the typical compared French town.
Above 80% of compared French towns: 5.9% 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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €27,120 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €27,120 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 62% of compared French towns.
A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 99% of compared French towns: 14%
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
In Mérey-Vieilley, 21% of households are headed by a manual worker, beside 14% in the typical compared French town. Against that, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a manager or professional are more common here than in 74% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 96% of compared French towns, at 1.6%
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 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 18%, a lower share than 97% 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
Against a figure of 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Mérey-Vieilley comes in at 49%. On average, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 11% in Mérey-Vieilley, less than in 93% 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
36% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification (typical compared French town: 30%). As a yardstick, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 2nd youngest of 41 French towns of 178 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Mérey-Vieilley sits below 5 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérey-Vieilley | 39.5 | 19% | 5.9% | 1.6% |
| Thise 2,994 · 3.7 mi | 53.1 | 34% | 0.8% | 3.6% |
| Miserey-Salines 2,661 · 5.2 mi | 42.7 | 24% | 0.9% | 4.6% |
| Les Auxons 2,533 · 5.4 mi | 46.1 | 22% | 0.7% | 3.7% |
| École-Valentin 2,579 · 5.5 mi | 42.9 | 21% | 1.6% | 6.1% |
| Besançon 118,489 · 6.7 mi | 35.6 | 19% | 2.5% | 15% |
| Saône 3,195 · 8.2 mi | 46.1 | 24% | 0.7% | 3.3% |
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 Mérey-Vieilley
What is the population of Mérey-Vieilley?
178 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 51% more than in 2012 (118).
How old are Mérey-Vieilley’s residents?
The median age is 39.5, younger than 82% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mérey-Vieilley?
4, with occasional dwellings: 5.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mérey-Vieilley?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.6% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mérey-Vieilley?
€27,120 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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