Mouy sits above 92% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (23%)
Households in social housing are more common here than in 84% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 5,319 residents in Mouy, living in 2,380 households. Put another way, about one in six: 18% of residents are 65 or over. The figure for single-parent households is 14% in Mouy and 10% in the typical compared French town.
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.
Mouy’s population moved +1% on 2012, less than in 64% 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 median Oise town changed +2% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +1% and the next six +1%.
A median age of 39.9: Mouy is younger than 79% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mouy 39.9. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 15 to 24 tops 75% of compared French towns: 12%.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 36%, a higher share than 54% of compared French towns
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
There are 2.2 people in the average household. On average, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Compared with other places, couples with children are scarce here: 25%, fewer than in 54% of compared French towns.
Mouy: 16% of households have no car, above 71% 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
One household in six has no car, against 11% in the median compared French town. For Mouy, the census puts flats at 38%. On second homes, Mouy sits lower than just over three fifths of compared French towns: 1.6%.
€23,600 a year: the median standard of living
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 €23,600 a year: lower than in 76% of compared French towns. Some 17.0% of residents fall below the poverty line.
In Mouy, 4.8% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 87% 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 figure for households headed by a retired person is 29% in Mouy and 32% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
5.8% of Mouy’s residents are immigrants
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.
About one in 17: that is how common immigrants are in Mouy (5.8%). That is lower than in 56% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Oise has 7.4%. At 3.9%, foreign nationals sit close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents make up 34% in Mouy, less than in 92% 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
Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of single residents in Mouy comes in at 30%. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Mouy: 29% of adults out of school have no qualification, above 90% 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 graduates of higher education is 30%; Mouy has 20%. Typically, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
7th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 5,261 to 5,377
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 36.3 in Cruseilles to 62.9 in Bretignolles-sur-Mer.
Older than Mouy: 4 of the 6 towns nearby
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouy | 39.9 | 18% | 1.6% | 5.8% |
| Bury 2,838 · 1.2 mi | 42.9 | 20% | 1.8% | 4.1% |
| Cires-lès-Mello 3,978 · 3.7 mi | 39.9 | 19% | 3.1% | 6% |
| Noailles 2,877 · 5.4 mi | 40.4 | 18% | 1.2% | 4.9% |
| Cauffry 2,649 · 5.5 mi | 41.5 | 19% | 0.5% | 8.6% |
| Rantigny 2,524 · 5.6 mi | 39.9 | 18% | 0.7% | 8.8% |
| Breuil-le-Vert 3,183 · 5.7 mi | 45.4 | 23% | 0.7% | 3.7% |
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 Mouy
What is the population of Mouy?
5,319 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% more than in 2012 (5,249).
How old are Mouy’s residents?
The median age is 39.9, younger than 79% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mouy?
41, with occasional dwellings: 1.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mouy?
INSEE counts 310 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.8% of residents, and 210 foreign nationals (3.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mouy?
€23,600 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 17.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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