Mudaison sits above 97% of compared French towns for single-parent households (16%)
Empty homes: 4.2% here and 6.7% in the typical compared French town. 3,009 residents in 1,280 households: that is Mudaison at the 2023 Census. Households headed by a retired person account for 24%. Few places have so few residents aged 65 and over: 18% here, fewer than in three quarters of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Hérault 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 Mudaison
Growing fast
Mudaison had 2,528 residents at the 2012 census and 3,009 in 2023, up 19%: faster growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
+19% since 2012, a pace 89% of compared French towns didn’t match
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 compared French town changed +5% over the same years, the median Hérault town +13%. The change was +3% from 2012 to 2017 and +16% from 2017 to 2023.
A median age of 41.6: Mudaison is younger than 68% 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
■ Mudaison 41.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Roughly one in ten: just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
27% of households are one person living alone, below 89% 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 Hérault median and the France median
Living alone · share
The share of couples with children tops 84% of compared French towns: 32%. Households average 2.4 people. For comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
Households in social housing: 5.6%, a lower share than 83% 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
Without a car: one household in 17, against 11% in the median compared French town. On average, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Here, 5.8% of households have no car. Lower than in 63% of compared French towns: 23% of homes are flats.
Standard of living at the median: €27,740 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.
Living standards centre on €27,740 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 68% of compared French towns. The share living below the poverty line is 8.0%.
A higher share of households headed by a manager or professional than 84% of compared French towns, at 18%
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, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%; Mudaison has 9.6%. For comparison, 9.4% of 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).
3.6% of residents are foreign nationals, fewer than in 57% of compared French towns
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 median compared commune in Hérault has 6.8%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 58% of compared French towns. Foreign nationals make up 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Here, 5.6% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 62% of compared French towns: 41% 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
Across Mudaison, 26% of residents 15 and over are single. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Graduates of higher education make up 39% in Mudaison, more than in 78% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; Mudaison has 14%. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 2,974 to 3,043 people, the 4th youngest
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 Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres (41), the oldest Agon-Coutainville (63.8).
Older than Mudaison: 4 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mudaison | 41.6 | 18% | 2.9% | 5.6% |
| Saint-Brès 3,623 · 1.6 mi | 39.4 | 16% | 1% | 5% |
| Baillargues 7,829 · 1.7 mi | 40.5 | 19% | 2.8% | 7.5% |
| Lansargues 3,233 · 1.8 mi | 43.8 | 20% | 3.6% | 6.5% |
| Lunel-Viel 4,507 · 3.4 mi | 42.1 | 20% | 1.3% | 6.7% |
| Vendargues 7,262 · 3.6 mi | 42.5 | 20% | 0.9% | 7.5% |
| Castries 6,883 · 3.6 mi | 43.4 | 21% | 3.6% | 5.7% |
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 Mudaison
What is the population of Mudaison?
3,009 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 19% more than in 2012 (2,528).
How old are Mudaison’s residents?
The median age is 41.6, younger than 68% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mudaison?
40, with occasional dwellings: 2.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mudaison?
INSEE counts 170 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.6% of residents, and 110 foreign nationals (3.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mudaison?
€27,740 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 8.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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