Flats: 2.6%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 8.2% of residents are 15 to 24 here. 1.9% of households rent social housing (HLM), or about one in 53. Few places have as many second homes: 6.9% here, more than in 83% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 1,633 residents in Molac, living in 670 households.
Throughout this page, the Morbihan 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 Molac
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 5.2% single parents with children; 23% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Since 2012, Molac 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +7% for the median Morbihan town, the change came in two steps: +9% from 2012 to 2017, then +4% to 2023.
Molac sits below 77% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (18%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Molac 41.5. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Molac is 41.5, lower than in 69% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
Molac ranks above 92% of compared French towns on couples with children: 35%
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 Morbihan median and the France median
Living alone · share
Here 29% of households are one person living alone, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 35%. Typically, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 5.2% of households are single parents.
A lower share of households without a car than 94% of compared French towns, at 4%
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
Set against 6.7% in the typical compared French town, 7.9% of homes stand empty in Molac. Turnover: 7.4% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 16% have lived in their home 30 years or more. The share of households without a car in the typical compared French town is 11%.
At the median, €24,480 a year to live on
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 €24,480 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 66% of compared French towns.
Molac sits above 86% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (21%)
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%; Molac has 6.7%. The usual figure: 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. About one in three: that is how common households headed by a retired person are in Molac (31%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 1% in Molac, less than in 99% 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.
Foreign nationals: 0.8%, below 97% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 23%, a lower share than 75% 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 the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Molac, 45%. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 67% of compared French towns, at 16%
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
At 29%, the share of graduates of higher education is lower than in 55% of compared French towns. The share of adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town is 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,633 to 2,582 people), the 7th youngest
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.
Molac and its 6 nearest towns: 4 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molac | 41.5 | 18% | 6.9% | 1% |
| Questembert 8,133 · 4.3 mi | 48.3 | 27% | 5.1% | 2.3% |
| Malestroit 2,558 · 6.1 mi | 59.1 | 39% | 4.8% | 2.3% |
| Elven 6,651 · 7.1 mi | 41.4 | 18% | 2.4% | 2.6% |
| Sérent 3,429 · 7.3 mi | 43.2 | 22% | 7.3% | 2.2% |
| Sulniac 3,852 · 7.6 mi | 41.6 | 17% | 8% | 2% |
| Treffléan 2,572 · 9.2 mi | 40.5 | 16% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
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 Molac
What is the population of Molac?
1,633 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 14% more than in 2012 (1,438).
How old are Molac’s residents?
The median age is 41.5, younger than 69% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Molac?
54, with occasional dwellings: 6.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Molac?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1% of residents, and 13 foreign nationals (0.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Molac?
€24,480 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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