Households headed by a manual worker make up 33% in Urtière, more than in 99% of compared French towns
Half of Urtière’s residents are over 46.5, older than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 15, in 8 households.
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 Urtière
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 1 second homes and occasional dwellings in Urtière, 12% of its 9 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Urtière had 8 residents at the 2012 census and 15 in 2023, up 88%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
12% of homes are second homes, a share 89% 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
Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
A +88% change since 2012: Urtière grew faster than 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +38%, and from 2017 to 2023 +36%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Doubs town −1%.
Urtière: 27% of residents are 65 or over, above 75% 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
■ Urtière 46.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
33% women, 67% men
About 50 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 33%, a lower share than 59% 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
Couples with children are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Households here average 1.9 people each. In the typical compared French town, one-person households come to 35%.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 55% of compared French towns, at 33%
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. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals: 6.7%, a higher share than 68% 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.
Immigrants make up a share higher than in 51% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Doubs has 8.5%. Foreign nationals make up 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 15: 6.7% 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.
Urtière sits below 97% of compared French towns for married residents (31%)
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
Single residents make up 23%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
In Urtière, 23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 75% 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 Urtière, 15% of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town. By way of comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (15 to 2,582 people), the 18th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Urtière and its 6 nearest towns: 1 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urtière | 46.5 | 27% | 12% | 6.7% |
| Charquemont 2,900 · 5.8 mi | 37.9 | 16% | 3.4% | 7.7% |
| Maîche 4,254 · 5.8 mi | 42.4 | 23% | 2.7% | 9.2% |
| Le Russey 2,599 · 11.3 mi | 37.6 | 15% | 2.5% | 8.4% |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans 3,912 · 11.8 mi | 51.8 | 30% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
| Hérimoncourt 3,508 · 12.8 mi | 42.6 | 21% | 0.2% | 6.3% |
| Mandeure 4,612 · 14.2 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 Urtière
What is the population of Urtière?
15 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 88% more than in 2012 (8).
How old are Urtière’s residents?
The median age is 46.5, older than 66% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Urtière?
1, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Urtière?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.7% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (6.7%). 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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