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In Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie, this town has 1,273 residents.
Molières’s strongest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The local economy is weaker than most (D): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 11.5% unemployment. Walkability is weaker too — just over two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. 13% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Molières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Molières with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Molières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 3 things Molières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Molières, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Molières has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancienne église Saint-Nazaire: Photo: Jailhfr · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Molières.
At the census, 4.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The median disposable income was €22,910 a year per consumption unit, close to Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (€23,815) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 11.5%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,599/m², comes from 38 sales of houses and apartments in Molières from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 97% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,600/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
20% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. Aged 15 to 24: 7.8% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn-et-Garonne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Molières | Tarn-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Molières, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Tarn-et-Garonne: 86.1 years for women, 79.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 205 residents of Molières died, about as many as the 205 expected from France’s death rates at each age. Its care home for older people (30 places) counts its residents as Molières’; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Molières is Centre hospitalier de Montauban, 11.8 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
Family violence topped the graded crimes in Molières (2025). In all, 6 offenses reached the police record here in 2025.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and criminal damage go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 84.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Molières yet.
Commune in Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie
Molières is a commune of 1,273 people in the Communauté de communes du Quercy Caussadais. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molières | 1,273 | — | — | A− | — | B− |
| Lafrançaise | 2,865 | 8.1 | A | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Caussade | 6,803 | 8.5 | C | B− | C | C+ |
| Albias | 3,240 | 8.5 | B+ | B | A | B |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Tulmont | 4,051 | 11 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Nègrepelisse | 5,917 | 11 | C+ | B | A | C− |
| Montauban | 62,945 | 12 | C+ | B− | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Molières has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,599/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Molières grades A− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.