A larger share of couples with children than 95% of compared French towns: 36%
The share of flats trails 92% of compared French towns: 7%. Provenchère had 142 residents in 55 households at the 2023 Census. Here, 9.8% of homes are second homes. Fewer households headed by a manual worker than in 82% of compared French towns: 9.1%.
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 Provenchère
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Empty homes
The census found 10 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Provenchère has grown +8%, faster than 64% 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: +3% from 2012 to 2017, then +5% to 2023.
Provenchère ranks below 68% of compared French towns on 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
■ Provenchère 45.6. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Provenchère is 45.6, higher than in three fifths of compared French towns. Locally, just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
More one-person households than 55% of compared French towns: 36%
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
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Average household size: 2.6 people. In the typical compared French town, one-person households come to 35%.
A higher share of empty homes than 94% of compared French towns, at 14%
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
Of all households, 9.3% moved in during the last two years and 33% have stayed three decades or more. Lower than in 83% of compared French towns: 5.6% of households have no car. In the typical compared French town, 6.7% of homes stand empty. Without a car: one household in 18, against 11% in the median compared French town.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €27,330 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.
Living standards centre on €27,330 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 64% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 71% of compared French towns: 36%
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. The share of households headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 83% of compared French towns, at 2.9%
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.
Compared with other places, foreign nationals are scarce here: 3.6%, fewer than in 57% of compared French towns. Against that, 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.
In Provenchère, 20% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 91% 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
At 44%, the share of married residents is higher than in 55% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
22% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 81% 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
In Provenchère, 18% of adults out of school have no qualification. The comparison figure for graduates of higher education is 30% in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 142 to 2,582 people, the 21st oldest
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).
2 of 6 neighbors are older than Provenchère
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provenchère | 45.6 | 19% | 9.8% | 2.9% |
| Maîche 4,254 · 7.9 mi | 42.4 | 23% | 2.7% | 9.2% |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans 3,912 · 9 mi | 51.8 | 30% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
| Le Russey 2,599 · 9.6 mi | 37.6 | 15% | 2.5% | 8.4% |
| Charquemont 2,900 · 9.8 mi | 37.9 | 16% | 3.4% | 7.7% |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs 2,780 · 11.2 mi | 52.1 | 30% | 2.1% | 3.4% |
| Mandeure 4,612 · 13.6 mi | 45.6 | 24% | 0.9% | 7.7% |
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 Provenchère
What is the population of Provenchère?
142 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (131).
How old are Provenchère’s residents?
The median age is 45.6, older than 60% of compared French towns. 29% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Provenchère?
7, with occasional dwellings: 9.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Provenchère?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.9% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (3.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Provenchère?
€27,330 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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