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MoulisAriège

A town of 794 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Population
794
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.21
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€23,650
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
7%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Moulis a good place to live?

Moulis is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Moulis stand out

The 2 things Moulis does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
23%2%MoulisMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
23% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
32%22%MoulisMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
32% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 53.6. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Pile romaine de Luzenac
Pile romaine de Luzenac · Classé · Photo: Eugène Trutat · Public domain
Moulis’ story

Moulis in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Moulis: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1905.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1905First protected: Pile romaine de Luzenac
  • 1961Most recently protected: Église de Luzenac
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moulis.

Who lives here

Few people in Moulis are 15 to 24: 6.6%, fewer than in Ariège’s towns and compared French towns

For Moulis, that is below both Ariège’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 32% of the population.

53.6median age
MoulisAriège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Moulis
MoulisAriège medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–246.6%10%11%
25–4418%22%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+32%27%22%
No diploma15%21%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%20%18%
Higher education36%25%30%
Full pageMoulis’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages53.6 median age · 32% are 65 or overHouseholds400 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad8.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Moulis?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Moulis: 29% were built before 1919, more than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Moulis sits above both Ariège’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Moulis: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Moulis is Pile romaine de Luzenac.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Antiquity
oldest protected part
1905
first monument protected
Full pageMoulis’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes29% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Moulis?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 7.3% of commuters in Moulis go to work without a car, fewer than in Ariège’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Moulis below both Ariège’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Moulis has 150 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Unemployment stands at 11.1%.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Bicycle6%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Moulis, 0.6 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageMoulis’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.6 per working residentMedian income€23,650 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Moulis is €9.21/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.21/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Moulis€9.21/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ariège median€9.99/m²
€9.21/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.37 to €11.50/m² a month)
€7.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageMoulis’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.21/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Moulis

12pages on Moulis
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 3.5 mi awayWork & commute150 jobs based hereHousing29 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 53.6History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Moulis: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Église de LuzenacChurch · 12th–17th c.
Pile romaine de LuzenacMonument · Antiquity
Photo credits

Église de Luzenac: Photo: Pierre Goujet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pile romaine de Luzenac: Photo: Eugène Trutat · Public domain

Famous people from Moulis

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Moulis yet.

How we find them →

Moulis’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ariège →
Saint-GironsCazèresSaint-GironsCazèresMoulis
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Moulis794—————
Saint-Girons6,0083.2CB+DC−
Cazères Haute-Garonne4,85417C−A−DC−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Moulis

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Moulis is a commune of 794 people in the Communauté de communes Couserans-Pyrénées. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
794 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Couserans-Pyrénées
Département
Ariège (09)
Région
Occitanie
Area
14.2 sq mi (36.8 km²)
INSEE code
09214

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.