Half of Molezon is over 61.7, older than 99% of compared French towns
Empty homes: 2.6% here and 6.7% in the typical compared French town. Here, one in ten households are couples with children. Few places have so few flats: 7.9% here, fewer than in 91% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Lozère 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 Molezon
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 57 second homes and occasional dwellings in Molezon, 49% of its 120 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 84% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Molezon’s residents are under 61.7 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 39% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 6.2% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Many people living alone
50% of Molezon’s households are one person: higher than in 94% of compared French towns; 34% of residents 65 and over live alone. Households ↓
Many graduates
48% of residents 15 and over who have left education hold a diploma above the bac, 21% a master’s or more (bac+5). Qualifications ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A higher share of second homes than 97% of compared French towns, at 49%
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
The share of households without a car is 7.3%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. In the last two years, 5.5% of households moved in; at the other end, 25% have stayed 30 years or more. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Second homes make up 2.1% in the typical compared French town.
Since 2012, Molezon has grown +14%, faster than 79% 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
The first five years brought +7%; the six to 2023, +6%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Lozère town −4%.
39% of residents are 65 or over, a share 97% of compared French towns don’t reach
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Molezon 61.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 15 to 24 is 3.1% in Molezon and 11% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
50% of households are one person living alone, a share 94% of compared French towns don’t reach
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 Lozère median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 1.8 people. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The share of one-person households in the typical compared French town is 35%.
Molezon sits above 99% of compared French towns for households headed by a retired person (70%)
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 manager or professional stands at 10%. On average, nearly a third 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).
Fewer immigrants than 91% of compared French towns: 2.1%
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 share of foreign nationals is 1%, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Molezon: 53% of residents 15 and over are married, above 98% 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 Molezon, 22% of residents 15 and over are single, beside 25% in the typical compared French town. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
48% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, more than in 91% 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
12% of adults out of school have no qualification (typical compared French town: 19%). In the typical compared French town, graduates of higher education come to 30%.
The 2nd oldest of 41 French towns of 99 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Every neighbor is younger than Molezon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molezon | 61.7 | 39% | 49% | 2.1% |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard 2,586 · 12.3 mi | 53.3 | 30% | 14% | 5.6% |
| Le Vigan 3,863 · 16.2 mi | 54.8 | 34% | 11% | 12% |
| La Grand-Combe 4,783 · 16.5 mi | 46.3 | 27% | 1% | 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 Molezon
What is the population of Molezon?
99 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% more than in 2012 (87).
How old are Molezon’s residents?
The median age is 61.7, older than 99% of compared French towns. 11% are under 18 and 39% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Molezon?
57, with occasional dwellings: 49% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Molezon?
INSEE counts 2 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.1% of residents, and 1 foreign nationals (1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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