A median age of 56.7: Murat is older than 96% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%; Murat has 14%. Households headed by a retired person account for 43%. Flats are more common here than in 68% of compared French towns. This Cantal town is home to 1,770 residents in 880 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 Murat
One home in seven is a second home
The census counted 210 second homes and occasional dwellings in Murat, 15% of its 1,390 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 70% 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 Murat’s residents are under 56.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 38% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 13% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Murat had 2,039 residents at the 2012 census and 1,770 in 2023, down 13%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 310 homes empty (22%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Empty homes: 22%, a higher share than 99% of compared French towns
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
Car-free households: one in seven, where the median compared French town has 11%. Few places have as many second homes: 15% here, more than in 91% of compared French towns. On average, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. For Murat, the census puts households in social housing at 9.2%.
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
The first five years brought −8%; the six to 2023, −6%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Cantal town −3%.
Murat ranks above 97% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 38%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Murat 56.7. The median compared French town: 44.
6.9% of residents are 15 to 24; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Above 88% of compared French towns: 47% of households are one person living alone
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
The figure for single-parent households is 12% in Murat and 10% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. There are 1.8 people in the average household.
€24,350 a year: the median standard of living
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.
Living standards centre on €24,350 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
Below 74% of compared French towns: 6.3% 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
By its share of households headed by a manual worker (11%), Murat is below 72% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 1.7% of residents are immigrants in Murat
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 share of foreign nationals is 1.2%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. That is lower than in 94% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Cantal has 3.9%. 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.
Murat ranks below 81% of compared French towns on married residents: 38%
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
Here 27% of residents 15 and over are single, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 25%. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 76% 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
Here 22% of adults out of school have no qualification, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 19%. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Ranked by age, 5th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Murat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murat | 56.7 | 38% | 15% | 1.7% |
| Saint-Flour 6,391 · 11.9 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 Murat
What is the population of Murat?
1,770 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% fewer than in 2012 (2,039).
How old are Murat’s residents?
The median age is 56.7, older than 96% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 38% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Murat?
210, with occasional dwellings: 15% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Murat?
INSEE counts 31 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.7% of residents, and 21 foreign nationals (1.2%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Murat?
€24,350 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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