Older than 96% of compared French towns: half of Molières-Cavaillac is over 56.8
In the typical compared French town, the share of households in social housing is 12%; Molières-Cavaillac has 0.2%. There were 420 households locally at the 2023 Census, home to 905 residents. Couples with children: 18% of the total. Flats are rarer here than in 83% of compared French towns.
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 Molières-Cavaillac
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 86 second homes and occasional dwellings in Molières-Cavaillac, 16% of its 540 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 94% 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 Molières-Cavaillac’s residents are under 56.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 35% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Molières-Cavaillac: 16% of homes are second homes, above 92% 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
Long tenure is the mark of 25% of households (30 years or more), short tenure of 6.6% (under two years). Second homes make up 2.1% in the typical compared French town. One household in 10 has no car (median compared French town: 11%).
From 2012 to 2023, 76% of compared French towns grew faster than Molières-Cavaillac: −2%
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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +7% in Gard.
Only 7.2% of residents are 15 to 24 in Molières-Cavaillac
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Molières-Cavaillac 56.8. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over; in Molières-Cavaillac, 35%. On average, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Single-parent households: 5%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%; Molières-Cavaillac has 40%. On average, 2 people share a household. For comparison, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
Half above, half below €22,330 a year in 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.
At €22,330 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 87% of compared French towns.
Only 4.7% of households are headed by a manual worker in Molières-Cavaillac
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 retired person make up 40%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. The census found that nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in Molières-Cavaillac.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Molières-Cavaillac: 6.3% 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.
Immigrants make up a share lower than in 52% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Gard has 6.6%. The census found that 3.4% of residents are foreign nationals in Molières-Cavaillac.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Molières-Cavaillac ranks above 78% of compared French towns on single residents: 30%
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
The census found that just over two in five residents 15 and over are married in Molières-Cavaillac. In the typical compared French town, single residents come to 25%.
More adults with no qualification than 81% of compared French towns: 26%
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
Graduates of higher education: 25%, below 70% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Molières-Cavaillac is older than every town 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molières-Cavaillac | 56.8 | 35% | 16% | 6.3% |
| Le Vigan 3,863 · 1.8 mi | 54.8 | 34% | 11% | 12% |
| Ganges 3,724 · 7.1 mi | 52.8 | 35% | 3.5% | 9.8% |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort 3,737 · 14 mi | 51.1 | 29% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Saint-Martin-de-Londres 2,696 · 14.9 mi | 45 | 21% | 5.4% | 4.2% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard 2,586 · 17.7 mi | 53.3 | 30% | 14% | 5.6% |
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 Molières-Cavaillac
What is the population of Molières-Cavaillac?
905 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (919).
How old are Molières-Cavaillac’s residents?
The median age is 56.8, older than 96% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 35% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Molières-Cavaillac?
86, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Molières-Cavaillac?
INSEE counts 57 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.3% of residents, and 31 foreign nationals (3.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Molières-Cavaillac?
€22,330 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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