Half of Moulis is over 53.6, older than 92% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats; in Moulis, 3.4%. This Ariège town has fewer households in social housing than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.2%. There were 400 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 794 residents. Couples with children make up about one in six here (16%).
Throughout this page, the Ariège 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 Moulis
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 150 second homes and occasional dwellings in Moulis, 23% of its 640 homes: higher than in 94% 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 ↓
An older town
Half of Moulis’ residents are under 53.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 90 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
23% of homes are second homes, a share 94% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
In the typical compared French town, 6.7% of homes stand empty; in Moulis, 14%. This Ariège town has fewer households without a car than 61% of compared French towns, at 8.8%. 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 29%.
Moulis changed by ±0% from 2012 to 2023, behind 69% 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 median Ariège town changed +2% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought −4% and the next six +4%.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 6.6% in Moulis, less than in 98% 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
■ Moulis 53.6. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over tops 90% of compared French towns: 32%. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 14%, a higher share than 90% 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 Ariège median and the France median
Living alone · share
Set against 35% in the typical compared French town, 40% of households are one person living alone in Moulis. For single-parent households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 10%. Each household has 2 people on average.
The median resident lives on €23,650 a year per consumption unit
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 €23,650 a year: lower than in 75% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 94% of compared French towns: 46%
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
Where 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town, Moulis has 10%. Locally, 5% of households are headed by a manager or professional. Households headed by a retired person make up 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Moulis ranks above 63% of compared French towns on immigrants: 8.5%
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: 6.3% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. 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.
Moulis sits above 71% of compared French towns for married residents (46%)
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
Single residents: 24%, below three fifths of compared French towns. To put it in context, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 74% of compared French towns: 15%
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
Graduates of higher education make up 36%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (794 to 2,582 people), the 7th oldest
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 younger than Moulis
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moulis | 53.6 | 32% | 23% | 8.5% |
| Saint-Girons 6,008 · 3.2 mi | 51.9 | 33% | 6.7% | 9.1% |
| Cazères 4,854 · 17.4 mi | 44.6 | 24% | 2.5% | 7.8% |
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 Moulis
What is the population of Moulis?
794 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (793).
How old are Moulis’ residents?
The median age is 53.6, older than 92% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Moulis?
150, with occasional dwellings: 23% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Moulis?
INSEE counts 68 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 8.5% of residents, and 50 foreign nationals (6.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Moulis?
€23,650 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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