More households headed by a retired person than 99% of compared French towns: 55%
With a median age of 50.3, Rang is older than 84% of compared French towns. There were 190 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 389 residents. 13% of households are single parents. The share of flats trails 87% of compared French towns: 10%.
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 Rang
Fewer residents than in 2012
Rang had 438 residents at the 2012 census and 389 in 2023, down 11%: slower growth than in 98% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 26 homes empty (12%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 98% of compared French towns grew faster than Rang: −11%
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 first five years brought −5%; the six to 2023, −7%.
7% of residents are 15 to 24, below 97% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Rang 50.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 22% in the typical compared French town, 29% of residents are 65 or over in Rang. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 20% in Rang, less than in 74% 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
There are 2.1 people in the average household. 34% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 55% of compared French towns. Typically, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Rang sits above 89% of compared French towns for empty homes (12%)
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 without a car: 7.4% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. Empty homes: 6.7% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. 4.5% of households arrived within the last two years, while 39% have stayed 30 years or more. Compared with other places, second homes are common here: 2.8%, more than in 60% of compared French towns.
A typical living standard of €25,150 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 €25,150 a year: lower than in 58% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 98% of compared French towns, at 2.7%
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
The share of households headed by a manual worker trails 74% of compared French towns: 10%. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Rang, 2.1% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 90% 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.
Foreign nationals: 0.8% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Rang ranks below 94% of compared French towns on single residents: 19%
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
Nearly half of residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 98% of compared French towns: 14%
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
Adults with no qualification: 29% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (389 to 2,582 people), the 14th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
2 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Rang
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rang | 50.3 | 29% | 2.8% | 2.1% |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs 2,780 · 1.8 mi | 52.1 | 30% | 2.1% | 3.4% |
| Bavans 3,582 · 8.9 mi | 48.9 | 26% | 0.9% | 5.1% |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans 3,912 · 10 mi | 51.8 | 30% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
| Voujeaucourt 3,174 · 10.2 mi | 47.4 | 23% | 0.7% | 6% |
| Baume-les-Dames 5,155 · 11 mi | 48.7 | 29% | 1.4% | 4.2% |
| Mandeure 4,612 · 12 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 Rang
What is the population of Rang?
389 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 11% fewer than in 2012 (438).
How old are Rang’s residents?
The median age is 50.3, older than 84% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rang?
6, with occasional dwellings: 2.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rang?
INSEE counts 8 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.1% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (0.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rang?
€25,150 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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