A higher share of couples with children than 94% of compared French towns, at 36%
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 65 and over is 22%; Moulle has 18%. The town is home to 1,170 residents in 480 households, by the 2023 Census. For Moulle, the census puts flats at 2.7%. Households without a car are rarer here than in 87% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Pas-de-Calais 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 Moulle
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 6.1% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
+12% since 2012, a pace 74% of compared French towns didn’t match
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 change was +6% from 2012 to 2017 and +5% from 2017 to 2023.
Younger than 70% of compared French towns: half of Moulle is under 41.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Moulle 41.3. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (10%), Moulle is below 63% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Only 24% of households are one person living alone in Moulle
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 Pas-de-Calais median and the France median
Living alone · share
The figure for single-parent households is 6.1% in Moulle and 10% in the typical compared French town. Households here average 2.4 people each. By way of comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of households in social housing than 94% of compared French towns: 2.8%
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
Without a car: one household in 19, against 11% in the median compared French town. 4.9% of homes stand empty, fewer than in 76% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. On the census count, 1.6% of homes are second homes.
The median resident lives on €27,500 a year per consumption unit
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.
Half of Moulle’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €27,500 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 66% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a manual worker than 76% of compared French towns: 18%
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
Here 29% of households are headed by a retired person, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 32%. On average, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. One in ten households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In Moulle, 1% of residents are immigrants, fewer 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.
By its share of foreign nationals (0.6%), Moulle is below 99% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
Moulle ranks below 94% of compared French towns on single residents: 20%
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 Moulle, 45%. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 74% of compared French towns, at 15%
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
30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, against 34% in Moulle. In the typical compared French town, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification.
41 French towns of 1,170 to 2,582 people: this is the 6th 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.
4 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Moulle
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moulle | 41.3 | 18% | 1.6% | 1% |
| Éperlecques 3,737 · 1.8 mi | 39.8 | 18% | 3.4% | 0.5% |
| Watten 2,564 · 3.3 mi | 43 | 23% | 2.9% | 1% |
| Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem 5,843 · 3.5 mi | 47.1 | 25% | 1% | 2.7% |
| Saint-Omer 14,382 · 4.5 mi | 36.7 | 17% | 2.4% | 5.5% |
| Longuenesse 10,548 · 5.1 mi | 43.2 | 22% | 0.6% | 6.8% |
| Wizernes 3,321 · 6 mi | 44.3 | 20% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
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 Moulle
What is the population of Moulle?
1,170 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 12% more than in 2012 (1,049).
How old are Moulle’s residents?
The median age is 41.3, younger than 70% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Moulle?
8, with occasional dwellings: 1.6% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Moulle?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Moulle?
€27,500 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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