Above 96% of compared French towns: 37% of households are couples with children
By its share of empty homes (3.6%), Mions is below 91% of compared French towns. Half of the town’s residents are under 40.9, younger than in nearly three quarters of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census, 13,843 people lived in the town, in 5,420 households. Second homes account for 0.4%.
Throughout this page, the Rhône 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 Mions
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 9.9% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A growing town: +13% since 2012, faster than 78% 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, +10% in Rhône. Here the change came as +11% to 2017, then +2% to 2023.
18% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 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
■ Mions 40.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24 are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 11%. The usual figure: 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
A lower share of one-person households than 92% of compared French towns, at 26%
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 Rhône median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 2.6 people. As a reference point, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. 9.9% of households are single parents, fewer than in 52% of compared French towns.
Households without a car make up 7.1% in Mions, less than in 73% 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
With flats at 27%, Mions is behind 55% of compared French towns on that count. 16% of households rent social housing (HLM), or about one in six. As a yardstick, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town.
The median resident lives on €29,530 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.
The median standard of living in Mions is €29,530 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 82% of compared French towns. Poverty touches 9.0% of residents.
Mions ranks above 77% of compared French towns on households headed by a manager or professional: 15%
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
Where 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, Mions has 29%. Compared with other places, households headed by a manual worker are scarce here: 12%, fewer than in 66% of compared French towns. Households headed by a manager or professional make up 9.4% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A larger share of immigrants than 72% of compared French towns: 10%
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.
The median compared commune in Rhône has 8.2%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 72% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The share of foreign nationals stands at 4.7%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A higher share of married residents than 94% of compared French towns, at 51%
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. Across the comparison, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
A higher share of graduates of higher education than 63% of compared French towns, at 34%
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
About one in six: that is how common adults with no qualification are in Mions (18%). As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 16th youngest of 41 French towns this size
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 Fleury-Mérogis (30.2), the youngest, and Douarnenez (55.6), the oldest.
Among its 6 nearest neighbors, 3 are older than Mions
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mions | 40.9 | 18% | 0.4% | 10% |
| Toussieu 3,177 · 1.8 mi | 40.8 | 16% | 0.6% | 4% |
| Saint-Priest 49,229 · 2.1 mi | 37.4 | 17% | 1.1% | 20% |
| Corbas 11,315 · 2.5 mi | 40 | 19% | 0.9% | 8.4% |
| Chaponnay 4,548 · 2.6 mi | 43.4 | 20% | 2.7% | 4.3% |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu 4,616 · 3.3 mi | 44.7 | 19% | 1.3% | 4.8% |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure 6,984 · 4.2 mi | 44.2 | 19% | 0.7% | 5.4% |
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 Mions
What is the population of Mions?
13,843 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% more than in 2012 (12,233).
How old are Mions’ residents?
The median age is 40.9, younger than 74% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mions?
25, with occasional dwellings: 0.4% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mions?
INSEE counts 1,430 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 10% of residents, and 640 foreign nationals (4.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mions?
€29,530 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% 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 November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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