Murol ranks above 97% of compared French towns on second homes: 44%
5.9% of households are headed by a manual worker, against 14% in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 67: 1.5% of households are single parents. Few places have so few residents aged 15 to 24: 8.2% here, fewer than in 91% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 672 people lived in Murol, in 340 households.
Throughout this page, the Puy-de-Dôme 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 Murol
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 350 second homes and occasional dwellings in Murol, 44% of its 810 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 59% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Growing fast
Murol had 544 residents at the 2012 census and 672 in 2023, up 24%: faster growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 110 homes empty (14%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A larger share of empty homes than 94% of compared French towns: 14%
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
30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town, against 33% in Murol. The census found that 5.6% of households have no car locally. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
A growing town: +24% since 2012, faster than 93% 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
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +8%, and from 2017 to 2023 +14%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Puy-de-Dôme town +4%.
Half of Murol is over 47.6, older than 72% 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
■ Murol 47.6. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over is 25%, against 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
43% of households are one person living alone, more than in 79% 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 Puy-de-Dôme median and the France median
Living alone · share
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, 23% of households are couples with children in Murol. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%. A household here holds 2 people on average.
Standard of living at the median: €24,570 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.
At €24,570 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 65% of compared French towns.
A higher share of households headed by a retired person than 83% of compared French towns, at 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
By its share of households headed by a manager or professional (5.9%), Murol is below 78% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 32% 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).
Below 88% of compared French towns: 2.4% of 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.
In the typical compared French town, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals; in Murol, 1.5%. Set beside that, 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.
38% of residents 15 and over are married, fewer than in 78% 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
24% of residents 15 and over are single, or about one in four. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 80% of compared French towns: 14%
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
23% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, against 30% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for adults with no qualification is 19% in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (672 to 2,582 people), the 15th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Murol 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murol | 47.6 | 25% | 44% | 2.4% |
| Aydat 2,574 · 6.6 mi | 42.1 | 17% | 22% | 1.7% |
| Saint-Genès-Champanelle 4,066 · 10.6 mi | 41.5 | 18% | 3.7% | 2.2% |
| La Roche-Blanche 3,311 · 12.8 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 1.5% | 5.6% |
| Ceyrat 6,592 · 12.9 mi | 47.2 | 26% | 2.9% | 4.5% |
| Veyre-Monton 3,721 · 12.9 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 2% | 3.3% |
| Romagnat 7,894 · 13.1 mi | 50.1 | 29% | 1.5% | 7.6% |
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 Murol
What is the population of Murol?
672 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 24% more than in 2012 (544).
How old are Murol’s residents?
The median age is 47.6, older than 72% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Murol?
350, with occasional dwellings: 44% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Murol?
INSEE counts 16 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.4% of residents, and 10 foreign nationals (1.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Murol?
€24,570 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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