In Rochesson, 40% of homes are second homes, more than in 96% of compared French towns
The share of single-parent households trails 99% of compared French towns: 4.7%. Rochesson’s 320 households held 676 residents at the 2023 Census. For Rochesson, the census puts households in social housing at 5.3%. At 8.5%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is lower than in 88% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Vosges 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 Rochesson
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 220 second homes and occasional dwellings in Rochesson, 40% of its 560 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 79% 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
Rochesson had 713 residents at the 2012 census and 676 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Empty homes make up 4% in Rochesson, less than in 88% 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
With flats at 22%, Rochesson is behind 64% of compared French towns on that count. Typically, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Turnover: 7.2% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 26% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Households without a car are rarer here than in 75% of compared French towns.
Rochesson changed by −5% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 89% 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 −2%; from 2017 to 2023, −3%.
A median age of 48.1: Rochesson is older than 75% 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
■ Rochesson 48.1. The median compared French town: 44.
In Rochesson, just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
35% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 52% 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 Vosges median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 2.1 people. A quarter of households are couples with children, a higher share than in 51% of compared French towns.
Standard of living at the median: €24,800 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.
Half of Rochesson’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €24,800 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 63% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 39%, a higher share than 81% of compared French towns
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: 6.3%, below 73% of compared French towns. Against that, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. On the census count, a fifth of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 2.9% in Rochesson, less than in 83% 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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Rochesson comes in at 2.1%. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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.
More married residents than 95% of compared French towns: 51%
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
The share of single residents is 21%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
In Rochesson, 25% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 69% 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
The share of adults with no qualification is 21%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Ranked by age, 15th 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 older than Rochesson
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochesson | 48.1 | 26% | 40% | 2.9% |
| Vagney 3,843 · 3.7 mi | 51.4 | 30% | 9% | 2.7% |
| La Bresse 3,853 · 4.4 mi | 56.6 | 35% | 54% | 2.9% |
| Cornimont 3,027 · 4.7 mi | 54 | 33% | 19% | 5.8% |
| Gérardmer 7,581 · 4.9 mi | 54.8 | 33% | 41% | 6.8% |
| Saulxures-sur-Moselotte 2,566 · 5.1 mi | 50.7 | 29% | 21% | 4.4% |
| Granges-Aumontzey 2,529 · 8.6 mi | 53 | 31% | 14% | 5.6% |
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 Rochesson
What is the population of Rochesson?
676 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (713).
How old are Rochesson’s residents?
The median age is 48.1, older than 75% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Rochesson?
220, with occasional dwellings: 40% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Rochesson?
INSEE counts 19 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.9% of residents, and 14 foreign nationals (2.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Rochesson?
€24,800 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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