A lower share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns, at 2.2%
Set against 35% in the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of households are one person living alone in Murles. More households headed by a manager or professional than in 96% of compared French towns: 29%. The 2023 Census counted 353 residents in 140 households. Residents aged 15 to 24 account for 6.6%.
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 Murles
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 7.2% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Murles had 291 residents at the 2012 census and 353 in 2023, up 21%: faster growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Many graduates
49% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 15% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Murles grew +21% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 92% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +13% for the median Hérault town, the change came in two steps: +6% from 2012 to 2017, then +15% to 2023.
Murles is older than 73% of compared French towns: a median age of 47.8
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Murles 47.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 26%, above 71% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
34% of households are couples with children, more than in 90% 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
Single-parent households: 7.2%, below 88% of compared French towns. For comparison, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.5 people share a household.
A smaller share of flats than 99% of compared French towns: 2.6%
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
6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, against 4.6% in Murles. By way of comparison, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. Second homes: 3.3% of the total.
Half above, half below €30,230 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.
The midpoint of living standards here is €30,230 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 86% of compared French towns.
Murles: 37% of households are headed by a retired person, above 72% 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
Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a retired person is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals: 0.9%, a lower share than 96% 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.
In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%; Murles has 2.8%. The benchmark for foreign nationals in the typical compared French town: 4.3%. That is lower than in 84% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Hérault has 6.8%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In Murles, 15% of residents 15 and over are single, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
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
In Murles, 52% of residents 15 and over are married, beside 43% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 99% of compared French towns: 7%
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
By its share of graduates of higher education (49%), Murles is above 92% of compared French towns. For comparison, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 353 to 2,582 people: this is the 15th 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.
2 of 6 neighbors are older than Murles
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murles | 47.8 | 26% | 3.3% | 2.8% |
| Vailhauquès 2,722 · 1.8 mi | 42.9 | 19% | 1.7% | 3.7% |
| Saint-Gély-du-Fesc 10,472 · 3.1 mi | 48.4 | 26% | 1.1% | 5.9% |
| Montarnaud 4,208 · 3.7 mi | 40.3 | 16% | 1.7% | 7.4% |
| Grabels 9,092 · 4.3 mi | 38.9 | 17% | 1.5% | 9.6% |
| Saint-Clément-de-Rivière 5,218 · 5 mi | 50.6 | 34% | 4.4% | 5.8% |
| Saint-Georges-d'Orques 5,676 · 5.5 mi | 45.6 | 23% | 4.3% | 8.1% |
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 Murles
What is the population of Murles?
353 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 21% more than in 2012 (291).
How old are Murles’ residents?
The median age is 47.8, older than 73% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Murles?
5, with occasional dwellings: 3.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Murles?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.8% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (0.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Murles?
€30,230 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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