Older than 97% of compared French towns: half of Malons-et-Elze is over 57.6
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The census found that 1.4% of homes are flats in Malons-et-Elze. Its 72 households held 111 residents at the 2023 Census. The figure for households headed by a manual worker is 7.1% in Malons-et-Elze and 14% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Gard 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 Malons-et-Elze
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 130 second homes and occasional dwellings in Malons-et-Elze, 63% of its 210 homes: higher than in 99% of compared French towns. 92% 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 Malons-et-Elze’s residents are under 57.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
57% of Malons-et-Elze’s households are one person: higher than in 99% of compared French towns; 38% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Immigrants
INSEE counts 0 immigrants in Malons-et-Elze (people born abroad who weren’t French at birth, whatever their nationality now): 20% of residents, against 6.6% for the median compared commune in Gard. 14% are foreign nationals. Immigrants and foreign nationals ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Above 99% of compared French towns: 63% of homes are second 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
In the typical compared French town, 6.7% of homes stand empty; in Malons-et-Elze, 3.3%. As a reference point, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Recent arrivals (under two years) make up 13% of households; long-stayers (30 years or more) 17%.
A −3% change since 2012: slower than 80% 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 Gard town changed +7% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +10% and the next six −11%.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 0.9% in Malons-et-Elze, less than in 99% 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
■ Malons-et-Elze 57.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over a third of residents are 65 or over, against 22% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of couples with children than 99% of compared French towns, at 7.1%
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 Gard median and the France median
Living alone · share
The figure for one-person households is 57% in Malons-et-Elze and 35% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Households here average 1.5 people each.
In Malons-et-Elze, 57% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 99% 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
Compared with 9.4% in the typical compared French town, 7.1% of households are headed by a manager or professional here. The comparison figure for households headed by a retired person is 32% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Malons-et-Elze sits above 92% of compared French towns for immigrants (20%)
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 14%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 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.
Below 78% of compared French towns: 38% of residents 15 and over are married
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
A quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 29% in Malons-et-Elze. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
A higher share of graduates of higher education than 96% of compared French towns, at 54%
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
Adults with no qualification: 14%, below nearly four fifths of compared French towns. Graduates of higher education: 30% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Among 41 French towns of 111 to 2,582 people, the 5th 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.
A younger town than 2 of the 6 around it: Malons-et-Elze
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malons-et-Elze | 57.6 | 35% | 63% | 20% |
| Les Vans 2,662 · 5.5 mi | 58.6 | 39% | 25% | 8.7% |
| Bessèges 2,606 · 10.1 mi | 59.4 | 40% | 9.6% | 4.7% |
| Saint-Ambroix 3,445 · 14.6 mi | 56.1 | 37% | 7.8% | 5% |
| La Grand-Combe 4,783 · 14.7 mi | 46.3 | 27% | 1% | 11% |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers 3,533 · 17.9 mi | 47.4 | 25% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Rousson 4,456 · 17.9 mi | 46.3 | 24% | 1.8% | 4.1% |
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 Malons-et-Elze
What is the population of Malons-et-Elze?
111 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (114).
How old are Malons-et-Elze’s residents?
The median age is 57.6, older than 97% of compared French towns. 8.1% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Malons-et-Elze?
130, with occasional dwellings: 63% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Malons-et-Elze?
INSEE counts 22 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 20% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (14%). 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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