A median age of 53.8: Malbo is older than 92% of compared French towns
With households headed by a retired person at 60%, Malbo is ahead of 99% of compared French towns on that count. The town had 90 residents in 46 households at the 2023 census. The share of flats stands at 2.8%. One-person households are more common here than in 94% of compared French towns.
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 Malbo
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 38 second homes and occasional dwellings in Malbo, 36% of its 110 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Malbo had 115 residents at the 2012 census and 90 in 2023, down 22%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
An older town
Half of Malbo’s residents are under 53.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 30% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.9% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 21 homes empty (20%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Malbo sits above 96% of compared French towns for second homes (36%)
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 Malbo, 20% of homes stand empty, beside 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Meanwhile, households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 6.4% of households have no car.
From 2012 to 2023, 99% of compared French towns grew faster than Malbo: −22%
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
In two steps, −16% to 2017 and −7% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −3% in Cantal.
A larger share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 96% of compared French towns: 15%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Malbo 53.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 30% in Malbo and 22% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
37% women, 63% men
About 60 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of couples with children than 74% of compared French towns, at 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 Cantal median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 1.9 people. Couples with children: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker make up 10% in Malbo, less than in 77% 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
Households headed by a manager or professional are more common here than in 53% of compared French towns. The benchmark for households headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town: 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
4.4% of residents are immigrants, below 69% 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.
About one in 23: that is how common foreign nationals are in Malbo (4.4%). In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
40% of residents 15 and over are single, more than in 98% of compared French towns
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
In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Malbo, 36%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 16%, a lower share than 96% 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
In Malbo, 25% of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (90 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 Malbo
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malbo | 53.8 | 30% | 36% | 4.4% |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère 6,361 · 15.3 mi | 49.8 | 26% | 4.4% | 2% |
| Aurillac 26,214 · 16 mi | 48.4 | 28% | 4.6% | 6.7% |
| Saint-Flour 6,391 · 16.7 mi | 48.5 | 28% | 5.3% | 4.7% |
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 Malbo
What is the population of Malbo?
90 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 22% fewer than in 2012 (115).
How old are Malbo’s residents?
The median age is 53.8, older than 92% of compared French towns. 13% are under 18 and 30% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Malbo?
38, with occasional dwellings: 36% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Malbo?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.4% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (4.4%). 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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