Only 7.8% of households are single parents in Malafretaz
6.9% of households are headed by a manager or professional (typical compared French town: 9.4%). There were 570 households in Malafretaz at the 2023 Census, home to 1,257 residents. Here, 8.6% of households have no car. With a median age of 43.1, Malafretaz is younger than 58% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Ain 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 Malafretaz
Growing fast
Malafretaz had 1,076 residents at the 2012 census and 1,257 in 2023, up 17%: faster growth than in 85% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Faster growth than 85% of compared French towns: Malafretaz changed by +17% since 2012
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 Ain town changed +13% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +13% and the next six +3%.
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 69% of compared French towns: 9.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Malafretaz 43.1. The median compared French town: 44.
The census found that just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over in Malafretaz. As a reference point, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
In Malafretaz, 28% of households are couples with children, more than in 68% 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 Ain median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.2 people. Against that, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Across Malafretaz, 33% of households are one person living alone.
Second homes make up 1.1% in Malafretaz, less than in 79% 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
By its share of households in social housing (9.6%), Malafretaz is below 62% of compared French towns. On top of that, at 27%, the share of flats is lower than in 55% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Newcomers of less than two years account for one in ten households, residents of 30 years or more for 17%.
Standard of living at the median: €27,830 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.
At €27,830 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 69% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households headed by a retired person than 61% of compared French towns, at 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
More households headed by a manual worker than in 50% of compared French towns: 14%. Against that, 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).
Immigrants make up 4% in Malafretaz, less than in 74% 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.
Foreign nationals: 2.4%, below 73% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 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.
Only 22% of residents 15 and over are single in Malafretaz
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 43% in the typical compared French town, 45% of residents 15 and over are married here. The benchmark for single residents in the typical compared French town: 25%.
In Malafretaz, 15% of adults out of school have no qualification, fewer than in 73% 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
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 27% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification here. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
Among 41 French towns of 1,257 to 2,582 people, the 12th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Older than Malafretaz: 4 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malafretaz | 43.1 | 22% | 1.1% | 4% |
| Montrevel-en-Bresse 2,743 · 1.1 mi | 49.6 | 31% | 2.3% | 4.4% |
| Attignat 3,409 · 3.1 mi | 42.1 | 19% | 1.2% | 3.7% |
| Polliat 2,741 · 5.4 mi | 45.7 | 24% | 1.2% | 2.6% |
| Viriat 7,102 · 6.8 mi | 43 | 20% | 1.8% | 6.8% |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Bois 2,584 · 7.6 mi | 45.6 | 24% | 1.7% | 4.5% |
| Bâgé-Dommartin 4,050 · 8.8 mi | 43.6 | 19% | 1.7% | 3.1% |
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 Malafretaz
What is the population of Malafretaz?
1,257 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 17% more than in 2012 (1,076).
How old are Malafretaz’s residents?
The median age is 43.1, younger than 58% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Malafretaz?
7, with occasional dwellings: 1.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Malafretaz?
INSEE counts 50 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4% of residents, and 30 foreign nationals (2.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Malafretaz?
€27,830 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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