In Charcenne, 6.8% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 12% in the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing in Charcenne comes in at 2.8%. There were 150 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 295 residents. 2.9% of households are single parents, or about one in 34. Second homes are more common here than in 82% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Haute-Saône 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 Charcenne
Fewer residents than in 2012
Charcenne had 324 residents at the 2012 census and 295 in 2023, down 9%: slower growth than in 96% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 25 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−9% since 2012: slower than 96% 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 change was +4%; from 2017 to 2023, −12%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Haute-Saône town −5%.
Older than 80% of compared French towns: half of Charcenne is over 49.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Charcenne 49.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Across Charcenne, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 19% in Charcenne, less than in 77% 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 Haute-Saône median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2 people on average. At 34%, the share of one-person households is lower than in 54% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Only 6.6% of homes are flats in Charcenne
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
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 8.3% of households have no car here. Meanwhile, on empty homes, Charcenne sits higher than 93% of compared French towns: 14%. Measured more widely, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town.
Half above, half below €28,110 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €28,110 a year: higher than in 72% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a retired person than 68% of compared French towns: 36%
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. By way of comparison, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. The share of households headed by a manual worker stands at 13%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
More immigrants than 61% of compared French towns: 8.1%
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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 5.3% of residents are foreign nationals in Charcenne. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Charcenne, 17% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 99% 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
With married residents at 54%, Charcenne is ahead of 99% of compared French towns on that count. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
A higher share of adults with no qualification than 92% of compared French towns, at 30%
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: 24%, below 71% of compared French towns. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
Ranked by age, 14th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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 Charcenne
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcenne | 49.3 | 21% | 6.5% | 8.1% |
| Les Auxons 2,533 · 9.8 mi | 46.1 | 22% | 0.7% | 3.7% |
| Gray 5,365 · 10 mi | 47.5 | 28% | 2.4% | 11% |
| Miserey-Salines 2,661 · 10.9 mi | 42.7 | 24% | 0.9% | 4.6% |
| École-Valentin 2,579 · 11.9 mi | 42.9 | 21% | 1.6% | 6.1% |
| Saint-Vit 5,133 · 13 mi | 43.1 | 22% | 1.2% | 5.8% |
| Besançon 118,489 · 14.1 mi | 35.6 | 19% | 2.5% | 15% |
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 Charcenne
What is the population of Charcenne?
295 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% fewer than in 2012 (324).
How old are Charcenne’s residents?
The median age is 49.3, older than 80% of compared French towns. 17% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Charcenne?
12, with occasional dwellings: 6.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Charcenne?
INSEE counts 24 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.1% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (5.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Charcenne?
€28,110 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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