Empty homes make up 27% in Molompize, more than in 99% of compared French towns
3.6% of households are single parents, against 10% in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 23: 4.3% of households have no car. Compared with other places, households headed by a manual worker are common here: 21%, more than in 88% of compared French towns. Molompize is home to 270 residents in 140 households, by the 2023 Census.
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 Molompize
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 55 second homes and occasional dwellings in Molompize, 20% of its 270 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 98% 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
Molompize had 310 residents at the 2012 census and 270 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 74 homes empty (27%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Molompize’s residents are under 52.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 4.1% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A lower share of households in social housing than 99% of compared French towns, at 0.7%
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
By its share of second homes (20%), Molompize is above 93% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM). Flats account for 6.7%.
Slower than most: −13% since 2012, behind 99% 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 change was −7%; from 2017 to 2023, −6%. Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Cantal town −3%.
A median age of 52.8: Molompize is older than 90% 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
■ Molompize 52.8. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 7.3% in Molompize and 11% in the typical compared French town. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 34%.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
Only 17% of households are couples with children in Molompize
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
One-person households: 40%, above 69% of compared French towns. Against that, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Households here average 1.9 people each.
Median living standard: €23,430 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 €23,430 a year: lower than in 78% of compared French towns.
Below 95% of compared French towns: 3.6% of households are headed by a manager or professional
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
In the typical compared French town, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person; in Molompize, 36%. The share of households headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Molompize sits below 89% of compared French towns for immigrants (2.2%)
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.
4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, against 1.1% in Molompize. Against that, 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.
A larger share of married residents than 80% of compared French towns: 47%
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 make up 27%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. For comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
15% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 98% 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
Across Molompize, 18% of adults out of school have no qualification. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 8th oldest of 41 French towns this size
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).
No nearby town is as old as Molompize
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molompize | 52.8 | 34% | 20% | 2.2% |
| Brioude 6,527 · 12.9 mi | 51.8 | 32% | 5.3% | 7.5% |
| Saint-Flour 6,391 · 13.7 mi | 48.5 | 28% | 5.3% | 4.7% |
| Sainte-Florine 3,283 · 14.9 mi | 47.1 | 26% | 2.9% | 3.5% |
| Brassac-les-Mines 3,412 · 15.9 mi | 50.6 | 31% | 2.2% | 3.6% |
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 Molompize
What is the population of Molompize?
270 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (310).
How old are Molompize’s residents?
The median age is 52.8, older than 90% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Molompize?
55, with occasional dwellings: 20% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Molompize?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.2% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Molompize?
€23,430 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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