One-person households: 46%, a higher share than 86% of compared French towns
Flats: 52% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. Sainte-Suzanne is home to 1,501 residents in 760 households, by the 2023 Census. For Sainte-Suzanne, the census puts empty homes at 11%. On households in social housing, Sainte-Suzanne sits higher than 68% of compared French towns: 17%.
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.
−2% since 2012, a pace below 77% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −1% in Doubs.
Sainte-Suzanne is older than 56% of compared French towns: a median age of 44.9
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Sainte-Suzanne 44.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over a fifth of Sainte-Suzanne’s residents are 65 or older, against 23% in the median Doubs town and 22% in the median compared French town; 20% are under 18. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 11%.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
19% of households are couples with children, below 79% 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
Each household has 2 people on average. Couples with children make up 25% in the typical compared French town. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 57% of compared French towns.
Sainte-Suzanne sits above 59% of compared French towns for households without a car (13%)
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
At 1.4%, second homes sit close to the figure in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households have no car.
Half above, half below €24,310 a year in standard of living
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.
At €24,310 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 68% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manager or professional than 69% of compared French towns: 13%
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
Lower than in 58% of compared French towns: 13% of households are headed by a manual worker. The wider picture: 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town. Locally, a third 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).
A higher share of immigrants than 62% of compared French towns, at 8.3%
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.
The share of foreign nationals trails just over three fifths of compared French towns: 3.3%. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%. The median compared commune in Doubs has 8.5%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 62% 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.
In Sainte-Suzanne, 32% of residents 15 and over are single, more than in 85% 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
The share of married residents is 38%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
More adults with no qualification than 62% of compared French towns: 21%
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 stands at 29%. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,501 to 2,582 people), the 18th youngest
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).
Around Sainte-Suzanne, 3 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Suzanne | 44.9 | 21% | 1.4% | 8.3% |
| Montbéliard 24,672 · 1.1 mi | 41.2 | 24% | 2.5% | 20% |
| Bethoncourt 5,308 · 2.2 mi | 41.1 | 23% | 0.8% | 24% |
| Voujeaucourt 3,174 · 2.4 mi | 47.4 | 23% | 0.7% | 6% |
| Bavans 3,582 · 2.5 mi | 48.9 | 26% | 0.9% | 5.1% |
| Grand-Charmont 5,873 · 2.8 mi | 39.2 | 21% | 0.5% | 18% |
| Exincourt 3,277 · 2.8 mi | 46.7 | 27% | 0.8% | 10% |
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 Sainte-Suzanne
What is the population of Sainte-Suzanne?
1,501 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (1,527).
How old are Sainte-Suzanne’s residents?
The median age is 44.9, older than 56% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Sainte-Suzanne?
12, with occasional dwellings: 1.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Sainte-Suzanne?
INSEE counts 120 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.3% of residents, and 49 foreign nationals (3.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Sainte-Suzanne?
€24,310 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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