47% of households are couples with children, more than in 99% of compared French towns
Flats: 9.5% here and 30% in the typical compared French town. 35% of households are headed by a manual worker, or about one in three. Lower than in 93% of compared French towns: 3.4% of homes stand empty. At the 2023 Census Vennes was home to 238 people in 90 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 Vennes
A town of families
47% of households are couples with children and 12% single parents with children; 24% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Vennes had 146 residents at the 2012 census and 238 in 2023, up 63%: faster growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
A young town
Half of Vennes’ residents are under 38.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 24% are under 15 and 9.9% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Vennes has grown +63%, 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
The first five years brought +25%; the six to 2023, +31%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Doubs town −1%.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 9.9% in Vennes, less than in 99% 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
■ Vennes 38.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Vennes’s residents are under 38.7, younger than in 85% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 11% here.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Below 79% of compared French towns: 29% of households are one person living alone
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 2.6 people in the average household. One-person households make up 35% in the typical compared French town. Few places have as many single-parent households: 12% here, more than in 75% of compared French towns.
5.6% of homes are second homes, more than in 79% 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
Households without a car are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of second homes in the typical compared French town is 2.1%.
A median standard of living of €42,080 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 €42,080 a year: higher than in 99% of compared French towns.
Only 18% of households are headed by a retired person in Vennes
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, 32% 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 lower share of immigrants than 74% of compared French towns, at 3.9%
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.
2.6% of residents are foreign nationals; in the typical compared French town the figure is 4.3%. Elsewhere, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Doubs has 8.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 74% 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.
A higher share of single residents than 52% of compared French towns, at 26%
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
Locally, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 74% of compared French towns: 23%
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 Vennes, 15% of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 238 to 2,582 people: this is the 2nd 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Nearby, 2 of 6 towns have older populations than Vennes
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vennes | 38.7 | 9.9% | 5.6% | 3.9% |
| Les Fins 3,048 · 6.6 mi | 42.2 | 18% | 2.6% | 9.6% |
| Morteau 6,953 · 7.2 mi | 39.1 | 19% | 3.6% | 15% |
| Le Russey 2,599 · 8.5 mi | 37.6 | 15% | 2.5% | 8.4% |
| Villers-le-Lac 5,292 · 8.6 mi | 37.3 | 15% | 6.2% | 16% |
| Valdahon 5,705 · 9.8 mi | 35.2 | 18% | 1.6% | 5.6% |
| Charquemont 2,900 · 13.5 mi | 37.9 | 16% | 3.4% | 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 Vennes
What is the population of Vennes?
238 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 63% more than in 2012 (146).
How old are Vennes’ residents?
The median age is 38.7, younger than 85% of compared French towns. 29% are under 18 and 9.9% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Vennes?
6, with occasional dwellings: 5.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Vennes?
INSEE counts 9 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.9% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (2.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Vennes?
€42,080 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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