Maclas sits above 83% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (40%)
Just over one in ten households are single parents; in the typical compared French town the figure is 10%. The 2023 Census put Maclas’s population at 1,868, in 880 households. The census found that 18% of homes are flats locally. With a median age of 46, Maclas is older than 64% of compared French towns.
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.
Maclas grew +7% from 2012 to 2023, ahead of 61% 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
In two steps, +4% to 2017 and +4% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and +3% in Loire.
Maclas sits above 62% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (24%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Maclas 46. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 are rarer here than in 53% of compared French towns. For comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Maclas: 38% of households are one person living alone, above 61% 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
In the typical compared French town, 25% of households are couples with children; in Maclas, 23%. Average household size: 2.1 people. Across the comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of households in social housing than 60% of compared French towns: 15%
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
Households without a car: 13%, above 63% of compared French towns. Newcomers of less than two years account for just over one in ten households, residents of 30 years or more for 15%. Compared with other places, empty homes are common here: 8.1%, more than in 65% of compared French towns.
€26,780 a year is the median standard of living here
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 €26,780 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is higher than in 59% of compared French towns.
Above 64% of compared French towns: 16% of households are headed by a manual worker
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
About one in 11: that is how common households headed by a manager or professional are in Maclas (9.3%). For comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 77% of compared French towns, at 3.6%
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.
4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, against 2.5% in Maclas. To put it in context, 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.
A higher share of married residents than 64% of compared French towns, at 45%
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
Single residents: 24% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
25% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 68% 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
Against a figure of 19% in the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification in Maclas comes in at 23%. To put it in context, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
19th highest median age among 41 French towns of 1,868 to 2,582
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.
A younger town than 1 of the 6 around it: Maclas
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maclas | 46 | 24% | 3.3% | 3.6% |
| Pélussin 3,727 · 3.9 mi | 47.1 | 26% | 7.4% | 3.5% |
| Chavanay 2,884 · 4.3 mi | 44.4 | 20% | 3.5% | 4.5% |
| Saint-Maurice-l'Exil 6,889 · 5 mi | 38.9 | 17% | 1.2% | 13% |
| Le Péage-de-Roussillon 6,718 · 5.3 mi | 41.8 | 24% | 0.9% | 25% |
| Roussillon 8,595 · 6.1 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 2% | 15% |
| Salaise-sur-Sanne 4,606 · 6.2 mi | 43.3 | 22% | 0.7% | 11% |
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 Maclas
What is the population of Maclas?
1,868 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% more than in 2012 (1,740).
How old are Maclas’ residents?
The median age is 46, older than 64% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Maclas?
33, with occasional dwellings: 3.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Maclas?
INSEE counts 67 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.6% of residents, and 46 foreign nationals (2.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Maclas?
€26,780 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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