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The town, home to 1,068 people, lies in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Moulon a good place to live?

Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.8% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €2,424/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais. It also trails on walkability — nearly three in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.

Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Moulon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

StrongestAHealth

How Moulon grades

Each subject compares Moulon with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.

How grading works

Moulon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Tour de l'Ansouhaite
Tour de l'Ansouhaite · Inscrit · Photo: William Ellison · CC BY-SA 3.0
Moulon’s story

Moulon in pictures

Moulon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1966.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean-Baptiste Mareilhac, born in 1745, is the one person born in Moulon before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1966First protected: Tour de l'Ansouhaite
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moulon.

HealthHealth A

Allowing for age and care homes, Moulon sees fewer deaths than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 69 per 100 expected

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

At birth, a girl in Gironde can expect 86.4 years and a boy 81.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 71 deaths in Moulon between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 102: 31% below. 2 GPs practise locally.

−31%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw69
Adjusted69
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Moulon · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.

Work & commuteJobs & income C

On foot, Moulon works less well than 73% of compared French towns

At the census, 3.8% of working residents in Moulon didn’t travel to work at all. Bus, tram or train carried 3.4% of working residents in Moulon to work at the census. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,330 a year.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Moulon, 0.3 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 27% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HousingCost of living C

Renting in Moulon costs less than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.30/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The median price, €2,424/m², comes from 42 sales of houses and apartments in Moulon from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 42 homes were sold in the town. Of the homes sold, 88% were houses.

€2,424/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Moulon€2,424/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,420/m²37
€11.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.15 to €13.95/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 4.2 mi away.

89.0%passed the brevetCSchool Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Moulon89.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Paul-Émile VictorNearest collègeCollègeCollège11689%−4 pts
89.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

History

Moulon keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 37% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Moulon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
14th c.
oldest protected part
1966
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Children make up 20% of Moulon, above Gironde’s towns and compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, lower than both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 36% of adults. Line up the people of Moulon by age and the one in the middle is 43.4.

43.4median age
MoulonGironde medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Moulon
MoulonGironde medianFrance median
Under 1520%18%17%
15–249.6%10%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+20%20%22%
No diploma15%14%19%
CAP or BEP24%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education36%34%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes

Safety

Moulon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

Of the graded crimes in Moulon, criminal damage came up most often (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 7 offenses in the town in 2025. Violence against people averaged 4.5 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 11.7.

4.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage7
Sexual violence0
Armed robbery0

Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.

4.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
63.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 63.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

Nearby attractions

Tour d'Ansouette and 6 more in and around Moulon

Heritage in and near Moulon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Moulon

15pages on Moulon

Landmarks

Moulon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Tour de l'Ansouhaite: Photo: William Ellison · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Moulon

One notable person was born in Moulon.

Their page →

Moulon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Gironde →
Saint-Quentin-de-BaronLibourneVayresBeychac-et-CaillauCréonIzonSaint-Quentin-de-BaronLibourneVayresBeychac-et-CaillauCréonIzonMoulon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Moulon1,068——C—A
Saint-Quentin-de-Baron2,7133.7—C−—B−
Libourne25,0364.7C−C−D−B
Vayres4,6156.1C+C−BB
Beychac-et-Caillau2,6257.9A−C+BA−
Créon4,9508.1B−CB−B
Izon6,3748.3BC−AC+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Moulon

Is Moulon safe?

Moulon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.

Are schools in Moulon good?

They grade C, better than 33% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Moulon expensive to live in?

Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,424/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Moulon grades C for cost of living.

About Moulon

Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Moulon is a commune of 1,068 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
1,068 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais
Département
Gironde (33)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.3 km²)
INSEE code
33298

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.