Half of Mélecey is over 54.2, older than 93% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Mélecey counted 137 residents and 67 households at the 2023 Census. On the census count, 31% of households are one person living alone. 1.5% of households have no car; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%.
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 Mélecey
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 11 second homes and occasional dwellings in Mélecey, 12% of its 94 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 ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Mélecey had 157 residents at the 2012 census and 137 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Mélecey’s residents are under 54.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 15 homes empty (16%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A larger share of empty homes than 97% of compared French towns: 16%
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 that moved in under two years ago: 13%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 32%. Across the comparison, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Mélecey has more second homes than 89% of compared French towns, at 12%. By its share of flats (15%), Mélecey is below 77% of compared French towns.
A change of −13% since 2012 leaves Mélecey behind 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 change was −8% from 2012 to 2017 and −5% from 2017 to 2023.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 6.5%, a lower share than 98% 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
■ Mélecey 54.2. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 65 and over (32%), Mélecey is above 89% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
A smaller share of single-parent households than 83% of compared French towns: 7.7%
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 Haute-Saône median and the France median
Living alone · share
Nearly a quarter of households are couples with children (typical compared French town: 25%). The comparison figure for single-parent households is 10% in the typical compared French town. On average, 2 people share a household.
A median standard of living of €23,970 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 €23,970 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 72% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 99% of compared French towns, at 54%
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
Here 15% of households are headed by a manual worker, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 14%. 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).
0.7% of residents are immigrants, below 99% 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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Mélecey has 0.7%. Measured more widely, 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.
In Mélecey, 15% 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
Against a figure of 43% in the typical compared French town, the share of married residents in Mélecey comes in at 49%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
21% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 84% 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%. Typically, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
7th highest median age among 41 French towns of 137 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Every neighbor is younger than Mélecey
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mélecey | 54.2 | 32% | 12% | 0.7% |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs 2,780 · 6.7 mi | 52.1 | 30% | 2.1% | 3.4% |
| Lure 7,877 · 11.5 mi | 44.2 | 24% | 1.9% | 11% |
| Bavans 3,582 · 11.5 mi | 48.9 | 26% | 0.9% | 5.1% |
| Héricourt 10,621 · 13 mi | 45.5 | 24% | 1% | 8.8% |
| Baume-les-Dames 5,155 · 13.3 mi | 48.7 | 29% | 1.4% | 4.2% |
| Voujeaucourt 3,174 · 13.3 mi | 47.4 | 23% | 0.7% | 6% |
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 Mélecey
What is the population of Mélecey?
137 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (157).
How old are Mélecey’s residents?
The median age is 54.2, older than 93% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mélecey?
11, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mélecey?
INSEE counts 1 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.7% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mélecey?
€23,970 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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