A town of second homes: 31% of its homes
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Montperreux comes in at 7.4%. Compared with other places, households without a car are scarce here: 1.9%, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 940 residents in the town, living in 390 households. Across Montperreux, 2.6% of households rent social housing (HLM).
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 Montperreux
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 190 second homes and occasional dwellings in Montperreux, 31% of its 610 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 80% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Montperreux had 770 residents at the 2012 census and 940 in 2023, up 22%: faster growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 9.1% single parents with children; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Montperreux’s residents are under 38.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 23% are under 15 and 12% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Only 22% of homes are flats in Montperreux
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 that moved in under two years ago: 11%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 15%. Montperreux has fewer empty homes than 70% of compared French towns, at 5.3%.
A +22% change since 2012: faster than 92% 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
The median compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Doubs town −1%. The change was +9% from 2012 to 2017 and +12% from 2017 to 2023.
A lower share of residents aged 65 and over than 97% of compared French towns, at 12%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Montperreux 38.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Montperreux’s residents are under 38.7, younger than in 85% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
In Montperreux, 33% of households are couples with children, more than in 88% 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
35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, against 27% in Montperreux. The census found that 9.1% of households are single parents in the town. Set beside that, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
The median resident lives on €44,720 a year per consumption unit
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 median standard of living in Montperreux is €44,720 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 99% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a manual worker than 77% of compared French towns, at 18%
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 manager or professional (13%), Montperreux is above 68% of compared French towns. Households headed by a manual worker: 14% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. 29% of households are headed by a retired person.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals: 5.4%, a higher share than 59% 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.
Immigrants make up a share higher than in 53% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Doubs has 8.5%. The census found that 7% of residents are immigrants in Montperreux. In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Montperreux ranks below 98% of compared French towns on single residents: 18%
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
Compared with 43% in the typical compared French town, just over half of residents 15 and over are married here. Single residents make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 95% of compared French towns: 10%
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 share of graduates of higher education tops 88% of compared French towns: 45%. In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%.
2nd lowest median age among 41 French towns of 940 to 2,582
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).
Montperreux is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montperreux | 38.7 | 12% | 31% | 7% |
| Pontarlier 18,067 · 5.7 mi | 39.3 | 19% | 3.5% | 15% |
| Doubs 3,335 · 6.8 mi | 42.6 | 22% | 2.3% | 9.3% |
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 Montperreux
What is the population of Montperreux?
940 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 22% more than in 2012 (770).
How old are Montperreux’s residents?
The median age is 38.7, younger than 85% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 12% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Montperreux?
190, with occasional dwellings: 31% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Montperreux?
INSEE counts 66 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7% of residents, and 50 foreign nationals (5.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Montperreux?
€44,720 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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