Older than 94% of compared French towns: half of La Monselie is over 55.2
In La Monselie, 27% of households are single parents, beside 10% in the typical compared French town. The census found that 5.8% of homes are flats locally. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 112 residents in 56 households.
Throughout this page, the Cantal 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 La Monselie
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 54 second homes and occasional dwellings in La Monselie, 43% of its 130 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 96% 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 La Monselie’s residents are under 55.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 17 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A town of second homes: 43% of its homes
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
Where 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town, La Monselie has 3.8%. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. Empty homes account for 13%.
A change of +2% since 2012 leaves La Monselie behind 62% 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 population moved +1%, and from 2017 to 2023 +1%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Cantal town −3%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 89% of compared French towns: 32%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Monselie 55.2. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 8.7%, La Monselie is behind 86% of compared French towns on that count. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
Fewer couples with children than 81% of compared French towns: 18%
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 Cantal median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2 people. By way of comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; La Monselie has 36%.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 99% of compared French towns, at 55%
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
18% of households are headed by a manual worker, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. The census found that nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in La Monselie.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Below 83% of compared French towns: 2.9% of residents are immigrants
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 Cantal has 3.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 83% of compared French towns. For comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Foreign nationals make up about one in 34 here (2.9%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A lower share of single residents than 91% of compared French towns, at 20%
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
Just over a third of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Fewer graduates of higher education than 94% of compared French towns: 16%
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
18% of adults out of school have no qualification, or about one in six. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 112 to 2,582 people: this is the 6th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
La Monselie and the towns around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Monselie | 55.2 | 32% | 43% | 2.9% |
| Mauriac 3,449 · 13 mi | 56.8 | 37% | 8.1% | 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 La Monselie
What is the population of La Monselie?
112 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% more than in 2012 (110).
How old are La Monselie’s residents?
The median age is 55.2, older than 94% of compared French towns. 15% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Monselie?
54, with occasional dwellings: 43% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Monselie?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.9% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (2.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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