A lower share of households headed by a retired person than 99% of compared French towns, at 10%
Households in social housing make up 0.5%, against 12% in the typical compared French town. On one-person households, Verrières-de-Joux sits lower than 92% of compared French towns: 26%. The town had 464 residents in 190 households at the 2023 Census. Roughly four in ten: just over two in five homes are flats.
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 Verrières-de-Joux
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 44 second homes and occasional dwellings in Verrières-de-Joux, 16% of its 270 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 32% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 100 immigrants in Verrières-de-Joux (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 18% of residents, against 8.5% for the median compared commune in Doubs. 15% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
A town of families
33% of households are couples with children and 2.6% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Verrières-de-Joux’s residents are under 38.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 20% are under 15 and 15% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 2.6% of households have no car
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
Against a figure of 2.1% in the typical compared French town, the share of second homes in Verrières-de-Joux comes in at 16%. To put it in context, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town. The census found that just over one in ten homes stand empty locally.
A growing town: +12% since 2012, faster than 75% 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 median Doubs town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +9% and the next six +3%.
Verrières-de-Joux is younger than 87% of compared French towns: a median age of 38.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Verrières-de-Joux 38.3. 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 Verrières-de-Joux comes in at 9.5%. Residents aged 65 and over are rarer here than in 91% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Only 2.6% of households are single parents in Verrières-de-Joux
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 2.4 people on average. Single-parent households: 10% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Couples with children are more common here than in 88% of compared French towns.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €43,340 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €43,340 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 99% of compared French towns.
Verrières-de-Joux ranks above 99% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 31%
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 figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 5.1% in Verrières-de-Joux and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, households headed by a manual worker come to 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Verrières-de-Joux sits above 90% of compared French towns for immigrants (18%)
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.
By its share of foreign nationals (15%), Verrières-de-Joux is above 92% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, immigrants come to 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Verrières-de-Joux sits above 97% of compared French towns for married residents (52%)
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
Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of residents 15 and over are single here. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
Below 72% of compared French towns: 15% of adults out of school have no qualification
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
Graduates of higher education: 29% of the total. Measured more widely, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 464 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Nearby, 4 of 5 towns have older populations than Verrières-de-Joux
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verrières-de-Joux | 38.3 | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Pontarlier 18,067 · 4.6 mi | 39.3 | 19% | 3.5% | 15% |
| Doubs 3,335 · 5.1 mi | 42.6 | 22% | 2.3% | 9.3% |
| Morteau 6,953 · 13.3 mi | 39.1 | 19% | 3.6% | 15% |
| Les Fins 3,048 · 14.8 mi | 42.2 | 18% | 2.6% | 9.6% |
| Villers-le-Lac 5,292 · 15.8 mi | 37.3 | 15% | 6.2% | 16% |
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 Verrières-de-Joux
What is the population of Verrières-de-Joux?
464 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% more than in 2012 (414).
How old are Verrières-de-Joux’s residents?
The median age is 38.3, younger than 87% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Verrières-de-Joux?
44, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Verrières-de-Joux?
INSEE counts 83 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 18% of residents, and 71 foreign nationals (15%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Verrières-de-Joux?
€43,340 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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