More second homes than 93% of compared French towns: 20%
In the typical compared French town, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker; in Vaufrey, 47%. Census day 2023: 147 residents and 76 households here. Across Vaufrey, 6.6% of households have no car. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
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 Vaufrey
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 21 second homes and occasional dwellings in Vaufrey, 20% of its 110 homes: higher than in 93% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Vaufrey’s residents are under 52.1 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 24% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Vaufrey had 157 residents at the 2012 census and 147 in 2023, down 6%: slower growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
19% of homes are flats, fewer than in 70% of compared French towns
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
28% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 9.2% moved in within the last two years. Vaufrey has more empty homes than 69% of compared French towns, at 8.5%.
Vaufrey’s population moved −6% on 2012, less than in 92% 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
In two steps, +1% to 2017 and −7% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −1% in Doubs.
Older than 89% of compared French towns: half of Vaufrey is over 52.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Vaufrey 52.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Vaufrey comes in at 7.5%. Meanwhile, residents aged 65 and over are more common here than in 64% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Fewer single-parent households than 92% of compared French towns: 6.7%
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
The share of one-person households is 40%, against 35% in the typical compared French town. 27% of households are couples with children, a higher share than in 58% of compared French towns. Set beside that, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 1.9 people.
€23,930 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €23,930 a year: lower than in 72% of compared French towns.
27% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 78% of compared French towns
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. To put it in context, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 66% of compared French towns: 4.8% of residents are immigrants
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 69% of compared French towns: 2.7%. To put it in context, 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.
Only 34% of residents 15 and over are married in Vaufrey
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
In the typical compared French town, 25% of residents 15 and over are single; in Vaufrey, 29%. The comparison figure for married residents is 43% in the typical compared French town.
19% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 88% 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
26% of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 9th oldest of 41 French towns of 147 to 2,582 people
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).
Every neighbor is younger than Vaufrey
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaufrey | 52.1 | 24% | 20% | 4.8% |
| Hérimoncourt 3,508 · 6.7 mi | 42.6 | 21% | 0.2% | 6.3% |
| Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans 3,912 · 8 mi | 51.8 | 30% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
| Seloncourt 5,854 · 8.6 mi | 48.5 | 26% | 0.3% | 6.2% |
| Mandeure 4,612 · 8.7 mi | 45.6 | 24% | 0.9% | 7.7% |
| Maîche 4,254 · 8.8 mi | 42.4 | 23% | 2.7% | 9.2% |
| Valentigney 10,501 · 9.4 mi | 43.2 | 23% | 1.7% | 17% |
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 Vaufrey
What is the population of Vaufrey?
147 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% fewer than in 2012 (157).
How old are Vaufrey’s residents?
The median age is 52.1, older than 89% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vaufrey?
21, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vaufrey?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.8% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (2.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vaufrey?
€23,930 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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