3.7% of homes are flats, below 97% of compared French towns
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Marolles had 641 residents in 270 households at the 2023 census. Across Marolles, 4.2% of households have no car. Against a figure of 35% in the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households in Marolles comes in at 28%.
Throughout this page, the Oise 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 Marolles
Fewer residents than in 2012
Marolles had 670 residents at the 2012 census and 641 in 2023, down 4%: slower growth than in 86% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Slower growth than 86% of compared French towns: Marolles changed by −4% since 2012
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, +2% in Oise. Here the change came as +1% to 2017, then −6% to 2023.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 77% of compared French towns: 18%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Marolles 43.6. The median compared French town: 44.
With a median age of 43.6, Marolles is younger than 53% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. 9.3% of residents are 15 to 24, or about one in 11.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of single-parent households than 65% of compared French towns: 11%
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 Oise median and the France median
Living alone · share
The average household has 2.3 people. As a reference point, one in ten households are single parents in the typical compared French town. 26% of households are couples with children, more than in 55% of compared French towns.
Marolles: 8.6% of homes are second homes, above 86% 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
In the last two years, 5.4% of households moved in; at the other end, 21% have stayed 30 years or more. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Lower than in 59% of compared French towns: 6.1% of homes stand empty.
A typical living standard of €26,790 a year
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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €26,790 a year: higher than in 59% of compared French towns.
22% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 92% of compared French towns
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 manual worker tops 83% of compared French towns: 20%. 13% of households are headed by a manager or professional. Elsewhere, 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).
4.5% of residents are immigrants, below 68% 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.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Marolles, 2.5%. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of married residents than 64% of compared French towns: 41%
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. On average, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 86% 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
In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; Marolles has 27%. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (641 to 2,582 people), the 15th 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.
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 2 are older than Marolles
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marolles | 43.6 | 18% | 8.6% | 4.5% |
| Villers-Cotterêts 10,489 · 5.7 mi | 41.5 | 19% | 1.3% | 12% |
| Lizy-sur-Ourcq 3,627 · 10.6 mi | 37.6 | 17% | 2.1% | 16% |
| Crépy-en-Valois 14,351 · 10.8 mi | 44.8 | 22% | 1.4% | 11% |
| Nanteuil-le-Haudouin 4,258 · 13.5 mi | 37.1 | 13% | 1% | 7.4% |
| Essômes-sur-Marne 2,691 · 15 mi | 44.5 | 21% | 2.3% | 9.6% |
| La Ferté-sous-Jouarre 10,254 · 15.3 mi | 39 | 17% | 2.5% | 20% |
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 Marolles
What is the population of Marolles?
641 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (670).
How old are Marolles’ residents?
The median age is 43.6, younger than 53% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Marolles?
28, with occasional dwellings: 8.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Marolles?
INSEE counts 29 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.5% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (2.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Marolles?
€26,790 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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