Saffloz ranks above 97% of compared French towns on couples with children: 37%
7.1% of residents are 15 to 24 (typical compared French town: 11%). The 2023 Census put Saffloz’s population at 91, in 39 households. Census figures put flats at 8.1% locally. On households headed by a manual worker, Saffloz sits lower than three fifths of compared French towns: 12%.
Throughout this page, the Jura 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 Saffloz
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 18 second homes and occasional dwellings in Saffloz, 30% of its 60 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 78% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 15% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Saffloz had 105 residents at the 2012 census and 91 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Saffloz’s residents are under 53.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 21% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 0% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
30% of homes are second homes, more than in 95% 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. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Empty homes make up about one in 20 here (5%).
−13% since 2012, a pace below 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 −3%; the six to 2023, −11%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Jura town −4%.
Saffloz is older than 91% of compared French towns: a median age of 53.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Saffloz 53.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over make up about one in five here (21%).
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
In Saffloz, 25% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 94% 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 Jura median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households here average 2.3 people each. In the typical compared French town, just over a third of households are one person living alone. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Only 25% of households are headed by a retired person in Saffloz
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. Typically, 32% 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).
Foreign nationals make up 2% in Saffloz, less than in 78% 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.
Immigrants make up 4.1%, against 6.5% in the typical compared French town. The share of foreign nationals in the typical compared French town is 4.3%. That is lower than in 73% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Jura has 7.6%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 98% of compared French towns: 18%
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 Saffloz comes in at 52%. As a reference point, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 99% of compared French towns, at 7.6%
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
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 39% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification here. The comparison figure for adults with no qualification is 19% in the typical compared French town.
7th highest median age among 41 French towns of 91 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.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
No nearby town is as old as Saffloz
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saffloz | 53.5 | 21% | 30% | 4.1% |
| Champagnole 8,036 · 6 mi | 50.7 | 31% | 1.5% | 7.9% |
| Hauts de Bienne 5,032 · 13.2 mi | 39.5 | 17% | 6.8% | 20% |
| Poligny 3,976 · 13.4 mi | 46.4 | 28% | 5.2% | 7.6% |
| Lons-le-Saunier 16,618 · 13.7 mi | 47.2 | 28% | 5.4% | 12% |
| Montmorot 3,261 · 15.1 mi | 46.9 | 27% | 3.5% | 5.6% |
| Les Rousses 3,740 · 16.4 mi | 38.8 | 14% | 48% | 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 Saffloz
What is the population of Saffloz?
91 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (105).
How old are Saffloz’s residents?
The median age is 53.5, older than 91% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Saffloz?
18, with occasional dwellings: 30% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Saffloz?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.1% of residents, and 2 foreign nationals (2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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