In Mosnay, 1.1% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
The share of households headed by a manager or professional is 2.4%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. 4.8% of households are single parents, or about one in 21. Second homes are more common here than in 87% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 459 residents in Mosnay, living in 210 households.
Throughout this page, the Indre 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 Mosnay
Empty homes
The census found 38 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Mosnay had 482 residents at the 2012 census and 459 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 87% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A −5% change since 2012: slower than 87% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −2%, and from 2017 to 2023 −3%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Indre town −5%.
Older than 83% of compared French towns: half of Mosnay is over 50.1
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mosnay 50.1. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 25%, above 70% of compared French towns. Here, one in ten residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre 53.6%, France 51.8%.
Mosnay ranks above 68% of compared French towns on couples with children: 29%
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 Indre median and the France median
Living alone · share
With one-person households at 33%, Mosnay is behind 59% of compared French towns on that count. By way of comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.2 people each.
A larger share of empty homes than 93% of compared French towns: 14%
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
By its share of households without a car (5.7%), Mosnay is below 83% of compared French towns. Few places have so few households in social housing: 4.2% here, fewer than in 89% of compared French towns. On average, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. 31% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 6.6% moved in within the last two years.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €24,090 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.
At €24,090 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 70% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 85% of compared French towns: 40%
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
21% of households are headed by a manual worker (typical compared French town: 14%). The wider picture: 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 1.5% in Mosnay, less than in 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, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Mosnay, 1.5%. On average, 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.
Mosnay sits above 80% of compared French towns for married residents (47%)
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
Nearly a quarter of residents 15 and over are single (typical compared French town: 25%). In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
19% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 89% 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
25% of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 14th oldest of 41 French towns of 459 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Mosnay sits below 3 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosnay | 50.1 | 25% | 9.4% | 1.5% |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse 4,786 · 5.7 mi | 52.1 | 30% | 8.7% | 5.1% |
| Le Poinçonnet 5,855 · 11.1 mi | 53.2 | 30% | 1.9% | 4.4% |
| Ardentes 3,715 · 12.5 mi | 48.9 | 25% | 4% | 2.4% |
| Saint-Maur 3,537 · 13.1 mi | 50.5 | 27% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Châteauroux 42,963 · 13.2 mi | 45.2 | 26% | 2.7% | 12% |
| Déols 7,600 · 15.2 mi | 48.6 | 25% | 1.3% | 5.3% |
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 Mosnay
What is the population of Mosnay?
459 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (482).
How old are Mosnay’s residents?
The median age is 50.1, older than 83% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mosnay?
26, with occasional dwellings: 9.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mosnay?
INSEE counts 7 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mosnay?
€24,090 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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