Murlin ranks above 99% of compared French towns on empty homes: 28%
20% of households are one person living alone; in the typical compared French town the figure is 35%. The census found that 7% of residents are 15 to 24 in Murlin. Households headed by a manual worker are more common here than in 83% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Nièvre 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 Murlin
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 9 second homes and occasional dwellings in Murlin, 18% of its 51 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Murlin had 90 residents at the 2012 census and 57 in 2023, down 37%: slower growth than in 99% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 14 homes empty (28%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Murlin’s residents are under 51.5 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 23% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 3.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
1.9% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% 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
Turnover: 3.6% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 11% have lived in their home 30 years or more. Compared with other places, second homes are common here: 18%, more than in 92% of compared French towns.
Murlin’s population moved −37% on 2012, less than in 99% 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
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −8% in Nièvre. Here the change came as +2% to 2017, then −38% to 2023.
Murlin is older than 88% of compared French towns: a median age of 51.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Murlin 51.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 23% in Murlin.
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
Above 99% of compared French towns: 40% of households are single parents
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 Nièvre median and the France median
Living alone · share
The average household has 2 people. On average, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
The largest group of households: intermediate occupations (40%)
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 0% of Murlin’s residents
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.
Immigrants are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 81% of compared French towns: 31% of residents 15 and over are single
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
Married residents make up 47%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Above 64% of compared French towns: 22% of adults out of school have no qualification
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
On graduates of higher education, Murlin sits higher than just over half of compared French towns: 30%. For comparison, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 57 to 2,582 people: this is the 10th 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.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Murlin sits below 3 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murlin | 51.5 | 23% | 18% | 0% |
| Guérigny 2,505 · 7.7 mi | 48.2 | 26% | 2.8% | 1.5% |
| La Charité-sur-Loire 4,705 · 7.7 mi | 54 | 36% | 6.7% | 5.7% |
| Garchizy 3,648 · 12 mi | 45 | 23% | 1.4% | 3.9% |
| Varennes-Vauzelles 9,146 · 12.8 mi | 53.7 | 34% | 1.1% | 6.1% |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers 3,688 · 13.3 mi | 51.8 | 32% | 1.6% | 4.6% |
| Fourchambault 3,992 · 13.4 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 1.2% | 6.3% |
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 Murlin
What is the population of Murlin?
57 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 37% fewer than in 2012 (90).
How old are Murlin’s residents?
The median age is 51.5, older than 88% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 23% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Murlin?
9, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Murlin?
INSEE counts 0 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0% of residents, and 0 foreign nationals (0%). 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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