Mably is older than 89% of compared French towns: a median age of 52.2
32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, against 44% in Mably. The town has fewer couples with children than 68% of compared French towns, at 21%. There were 3,280 households in the town at the 2023 Census, home to 7,233 residents. In Mably, 0.8% of homes are second homes.
Throughout this page, the Loire 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 Mably
An older town
Half of Mably’s residents are under 52.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 32% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 9.7% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Mably had 7,614 residents at the 2012 census and 7,233 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 88% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A change of −5% since 2012 leaves Mably behind 88% 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 ±0%, and from 2017 to 2023 −5%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Loire town +3%.
A higher share of residents aged 65 and over than 90% of compared French towns, at 32%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mably 52.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in Mably comes in at 8.4%. The wider picture: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Single-parent households make up 9% in Mably, less than in 67% 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 Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.1 people. To put it in context, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. One-person households make up about one in three here (34%).
Households in social housing: 22%, a higher share than 82% 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
Some 7.1% of households are newcomers of under two years, against 31% who have been there 30 years or more. As a reference point, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. In Mably, nearly a quarter of homes are flats. The town has more empty homes than just over half of compared French towns, at 6.8%.
A typical living standard of €24,500 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.
Half of residents live in households above €24,500 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 66% of compared French towns. Living below the poverty line: 15.0% of residents.
Fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 83% of compared French towns: 5.3%
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
The share of households headed by a manual worker tops 70% of compared French towns: 17%. In the typical compared French town, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Mably ranks above 59% of compared French towns on immigrants: 7.8%
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 Loire has 5.8%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in nearly three fifths of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants. The share of foreign nationals stands at 5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents: 50%, a higher share than 93% 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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Mably comes in at 21%. Across the comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Graduates of higher education: 19%, a lower share than 88% 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
With adults with no qualification at 27%, Mably is ahead of 85% of compared French towns on that count. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (7,148 to 7,311 people), the 3rd 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.
Ages run from 35.7 in Égly to 56.6 in Trégunc.
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 1 are older than Mably
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mably | 52.2 | 32% | 0.8% | 7.8% |
| Riorges 11,139 · 2.1 mi | 48.7 | 29% | 1.3% | 5.1% |
| Roanne 35,409 · 2.2 mi | 45 | 27% | 3.1% | 14% |
| Le Coteau 6,845 · 3.4 mi | 54.7 | 36% | 1.6% | 6.8% |
| Villerest 5,172 · 4.9 mi | 48.5 | 28% | 1.9% | 6.1% |
| Commelle-Vernay 3,050 · 5 mi | 49 | 27% | 1% | 3.5% |
| Pouilly-sous-Charlieu 2,588 · 5.3 mi | 49.2 | 28% | 1.2% | 5.1% |
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 Mably
What is the population of Mably?
7,233 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (7,614).
How old are Mably’s residents?
The median age is 52.2, older than 89% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 32% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mably?
29, with occasional dwellings: 0.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mably?
INSEE counts 570 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 7.8% of residents, and 360 foreign nationals (5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mably?
€24,500 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 15.0% 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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