A larger share of second homes than 94% of compared French towns: 24%
Here 6.6% of households are single parents, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 10%. There were 460 households in Mouthe at the 2023 Census, home to 1,037 residents. In Mouthe, 3.1% of households rent social housing (HLM). Fewer households headed by a retired person than in 81% of compared French towns: 26%.
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 Mouthe
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 180 second homes and occasional dwellings in Mouthe, 24% of its 730 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 34% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Empty homes
The census found 93 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
13% of homes stand empty, a share 91% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Long tenure is the mark of 20% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 12% (under two years). Lower than in 78% of compared French towns: 6.3% of households have no car. As a reference point, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Flats: 50%, above 74% of compared French towns.
A growing town: +9% since 2012, faster than 65% 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
For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Doubs town −1%. The first five years brought +15%; the six to 2023, −6%.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 95% of compared French towns: 7.6%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mouthe 46.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Mouthe’s residents are over 46.2, older than in 64% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in four: 23% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
23% of households are couples with children, below 62% 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
A household here holds 2.1 people on average. 36% of households are one person living alone, a higher share than in 55% of compared French towns. Typically, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €36,670 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €36,670 a year: higher than in 97% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a manual worker than 93% of compared French towns: 23%
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: 7.6%, below 62% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More foreign nationals than 71% of compared French towns: 7.4%
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.
In Mouthe, nearly one in ten residents are immigrants, beside 6.5% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Immigrants make up a share higher than in 67% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Doubs has 8.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Mouthe, 22% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 82% 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
Married residents: 46%, above nearly three quarters of compared French towns. To put it in context, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 81% of compared French towns: 22%
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
Just over a quarter of adults out of school have no qualification, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 18th oldest 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
A younger town than 1 of the 5 around it: Mouthe
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouthe | 46.2 | 23% | 24% | 9.2% |
| Champagnole 8,036 · 13.8 mi | 50.7 | 31% | 1.5% | 7.9% |
| Hauts de Bienne 5,032 · 15.5 mi | 39.5 | 17% | 6.8% | 20% |
| Pontarlier 18,067 · 15.7 mi | 39.3 | 19% | 3.5% | 15% |
| Doubs 3,335 · 16.6 mi | 42.6 | 22% | 2.3% | 9.3% |
| Les Rousses 3,740 · 16.6 mi | 38.8 | 14% | 48% | 7.6% |
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 Mouthe
What is the population of Mouthe?
1,037 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (954).
How old are Mouthe’s residents?
The median age is 46.2, older than 64% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mouthe?
180, with occasional dwellings: 24% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mouthe?
INSEE counts 95 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9.2% of residents, and 77 foreign nationals (7.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mouthe?
€36,670 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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