Malarce-sur-la-Thines ranks above 98% of compared French towns on second homes: 56%
13% of households are couples with children; in the typical compared French town the figure is 25%. Malarce-sur-la-Thines had 268 residents in 150 households at the 2023 census. In Malarce-sur-la-Thines, 4.4% of residents are 15 to 24. Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Ardèche 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 Malarce-sur-la-Thines
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 210 second homes and occasional dwellings in Malarce-sur-la-Thines, 56% of its 370 homes: higher than in 98% of compared French towns. 99% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Malarce-sur-la-Thines’ households are one person: higher than in 93% of compared French towns; 48% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Growing fast
Malarce-sur-la-Thines had 226 residents at the 2012 census and 268 in 2023, up 19%: faster growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A smaller share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns: 2.9%
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
The share of flats trails 98% of compared French towns: 3.2%. On top of that, 2.1% of households rent social housing (HLM), a lower share than in 96% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town. Empty homes: 4.8% of the total.
From 2012 to 2023, Malarce-sur-la-Thines outgrew 88% of compared French towns: +19%
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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +4% for the median Ardèche town, the change came in two steps: +8% from 2012 to 2017, then +10% to 2023.
Older than 85% of compared French towns: half of Malarce-sur-la-Thines is over 50.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Malarce-sur-la-Thines 50.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 22% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over in Malarce-sur-la-Thines comes in at 31%.
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Malarce-sur-la-Thines sits above 99% of compared French towns for single-parent households (20%)
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 Ardèche median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 1.7 people. The comparison figure for single-parent households is 10% in the typical compared French town. Higher than in 93% of compared French towns: 50% of households are one person living alone.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €15,880 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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €15,880 a year: lower than in 99% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 46%, a higher share than 93% 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
The census found that 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in Malarce-sur-la-Thines. For households headed by a retired person, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A larger share of foreign nationals than 59% of compared French towns: 5.3%
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.
The median compared commune in Ardèche has 9.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 54% of compared French towns. On the census count, 6.1% of residents are immigrants. The usual figure: 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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.
Malarce-sur-la-Thines ranks below 99% of compared French towns on married residents: 26%
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
By its share of single residents (40%), Malarce-sur-la-Thines is above 98% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Only 9.9% of adults out of school have no qualification in Malarce-sur-la-Thines
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 figure for graduates of higher education is 42% in Malarce-sur-la-Thines and 30% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, adults with no qualification come to 19%.
13th highest median age among 41 French towns of 268 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.
Around Malarce-sur-la-Thines, 3 of 4 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malarce-sur-la-Thines | 50.5 | 31% | 56% | 6.1% |
| Les Vans 2,662 · 5.8 mi | 58.6 | 39% | 25% | 8.7% |
| Bessèges 2,606 · 12.3 mi | 59.4 | 40% | 9.6% | 4.7% |
| Saint-Ambroix 3,445 · 16.2 mi | 56.1 | 37% | 7.8% | 5% |
| La Grand-Combe 4,783 · 17.4 mi | 46.3 | 27% | 1% | 11% |
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 Malarce-sur-la-Thines
What is the population of Malarce-sur-la-Thines?
268 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% more than in 2012 (226).
How old are Malarce-sur-la-Thines’ residents?
The median age is 50.5, older than 85% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 31% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Malarce-sur-la-Thines?
210, with occasional dwellings: 56% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Malarce-sur-la-Thines?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.1% of residents, and 14 foreign nationals (5.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Malarce-sur-la-Thines?
€15,880 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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