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MoulayMayenne

A town of 973 in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.

Is Moulay a good place to live?

Moulay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Moulay stand out

The 2 things Moulay does most differently from other towns.

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Oppidum gaulois (restes)
Oppidum gaulois (restes) · Inscrit · Photo: Brunodumaine · CC BY-SA 3.0
Moulay’s story

Moulay in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Moulay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

  • 1986First protected: Oppidum gaulois (restes)
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Nearby attractions

Oppidum de Moulay and 10 more in and around Moulay

Museums and heritage in and near Moulay. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moulay.

Who lives here

Moulay has fewer young adults than Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.7% are 15 to 24

On this, Moulay is below both Mayenne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 29% of residents.

51median age
MoulayMayenne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Moulay
MoulayMayenne medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–248.7%10%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+29%27%22%
No diploma21%24%19%
CAP or BEP30%29%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education25%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

1 historic monument, none of them classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Moulay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1986
first monument protected
5%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Moulay walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 2.4%

In the comparison, Moulay comes below both Mayenne’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 5.4% of the labour force are out of work. Moulay has 100 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Moulay, 0.3 per working resident
5.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

90.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 0.6 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For Moulay, that is below both Mayenne’s towns (94.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

98%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Moulay90.2%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Moulay89.6%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège privé Don Bosco PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège11897%+4 pts
Lycée Don Bosco PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée111100%+2 pts
Lycée professionnel Don Bosco PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée9096%+2 pts

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98%
passed the general and technological bac, +0.1 pts against the expected rate
78%
passed the vocational bac, −10.4 pts against the expected rate
90.2%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −0.6 pts against the expected rate
1.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Moulay than in Mayenne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.41/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Moulay sits below both Mayenne’s towns (€9.49/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €1,724/m², comes from 39 sales of houses and apartments in Moulay from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,724/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Moulay€1,724/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Mayenne median€1,696/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,724/m²33
€7.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.80 to €9.47/m² a month)
€7.37/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

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Everything we know about Moulay

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Landmarks

Moulay has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Oppidum gaulois (restes): Photo: Brunodumaine · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Moulay

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Moulay yet.

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Moulay’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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MayenneMontsûrsAmbrières-les-ValléesLouvernéArgentréÉvronMayenneMontsûrsAmbrières-les-ValléesLouvernéArgentréÉvronMoulay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Moulay973—————
Mayenne12,8832.2B+A−C−A−
Montsûrs3,1929.3A+AA+B
Ambrières-les-Vallées2,6199.3—A+—C+
Louverné4,34411A+BAA
Argentré2,90613A+A−A+A
Évron8,25213A+ABB+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Moulay

Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire

Moulay is a commune of 973 people in the Communauté de communes Mayenne Communauté. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
973 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Mayenne Communauté
Département
Mayenne (53)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
3.4 sq mi (8.7 km²)
INSEE code
53162

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.