Montussaint is older than 93% of compared French towns: a median age of 54.3
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Montussaint is home to 54 residents in 28 households, by the 2023 Census. Census figures put households headed by a retired person at 83% in the town. Here 8% of homes are second homes, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 2.1%.
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 Montussaint
Fewer residents than in 2012
Montussaint had 68 residents at the 2012 census and 54 in 2023, down 21%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Montussaint’s residents are under 54.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Montussaint’s population moved −21% on 2012, less than in 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
Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved −15%, then −7% to 2023. Over those years, the median Doubs town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%.
Montussaint sits above 93% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (34%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Montussaint 54.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Montussaint ranks below 86% of compared French towns on couples with children: 17%
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
A third of households are one person living alone; in the typical compared French town the figure is 35%. 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.
Fewer flats than 84% of compared French towns: 11%
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
Compared with 6.7% in the typical compared French town, just over one in ten homes stand empty here. Households that moved in under two years ago: 3.7%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 37%.
The largest group of households: retired (83%)
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.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Montussaint: 0% 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.
Immigrants are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of single residents than 86% of compared French towns, at 21%
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
Just over two in five residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 58% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
Montussaint ranks below 99% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 12%
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
With adults with no qualification at 14%, Montussaint is behind 77% of compared French towns on that count. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
7th highest median age among 41 French towns of 54 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
No nearby town is as old as Montussaint
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montussaint | 54.3 | 34% | 8% | 0% |
| Baume-les-Dames 5,155 · 6.4 mi | 48.7 | 29% | 1.4% | 4.2% |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs 2,780 · 13.8 mi | 52.1 | 30% | 2.1% | 3.4% |
| Échenoz-la-Méline 3,158 · 13.8 mi | 47.5 | 24% | 2% | 5.8% |
| Thise 2,994 · 14.7 mi | 53.1 | 34% | 0.8% | 3.6% |
| Vesoul 15,078 · 14.8 mi | 44.8 | 24% | 3.2% | 14% |
| Saône 3,195 · 16.8 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 Montussaint
What is the population of Montussaint?
54 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% fewer than in 2012 (68).
How old are Montussaint’s residents?
The median age is 54.3, older than 93% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Montussaint?
3, with occasional dwellings: 8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Montussaint?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). 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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