A smaller share of households in social housing than 99% of compared French towns: 0.8%
Set against 14% in the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of households are headed by a manual worker in Molinons. The town is home to 273 residents in 130 households, by the 2023 Census. Put another way, about one in 26: 3.9% of households are single parents. At 6.4%, the share of households without a car is lower than in 78% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Yonne 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.
Slower than most: +1% since 2012, behind 67% 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 +2%, and from 2017 to 2023 −1%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Yonne town −4%.
Only 8.7% of residents are 15 to 24 in Molinons
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Molinons 42.7. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Molinons’s residents are under 42.7, younger than in 61% of compared French towns. Here, 22% of residents are 65 or over. In the typical compared French town, 11% of residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
About 80 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%.
Couples with children make up 26% in Molinons, more than in 56% 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 Yonne median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.1 people in the average household. Set beside that, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. On one-person households, Molinons sits lower than 50% of compared French towns: 35%.
7.1% of homes are second homes, a share 83% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
By its share of flats (15%), Molinons is below 78% of compared French towns. The share of empty homes stands at 10%. In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%.
€26,030 a year is the median standard of living here
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 Molinons’ residents live in households with a standard of living below €26,030 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 51% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a retired person than 63% of compared French towns: 35%
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, nearly a third 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).
2.6% of residents are foreign nationals, fewer than in 71% 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.
In Molinons, 5.1% of residents are immigrants, beside 6.5% in the typical compared French town. Immigrants make up a share lower than in 62% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Yonne has 9.2%. By way of comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals 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 39% in Molinons, less than in 74% 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, against 25% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
Adults with no qualification: 16%, a lower share than 67% 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
Where 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, Molinons has 28%. The wider picture: nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 10th 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 Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Molinons is younger than 5 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molinons | 42.7 | 22% | 7.1% | 5.1% |
| Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis 3,236 · 8.6 mi | 51.4 | 31% | 9.7% | 2.8% |
| Saint-Clément 2,849 · 11.4 mi | 49.6 | 30% | 2.1% | 14% |
| Sens 27,106 · 11.7 mi | 42.1 | 23% | 2.6% | 20% |
| Paron 4,834 · 13.7 mi | 43.3 | 22% | 1.5% | 12% |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne 5,135 · 15.2 mi | 49.9 | 29% | 7.5% | 6.3% |
| Pont-sur-Yonne 3,391 · 16 mi | 45.2 | 27% | 5.9% | 9.2% |
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 Molinons
What is the population of Molinons?
273 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (271).
How old are Molinons’ residents?
The median age is 42.7, younger than 61% of compared French towns. 21% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Molinons?
11, with occasional dwellings: 7.1% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Molinons?
INSEE counts 14 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.1% of residents, and 7 foreign nationals (2.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Molinons?
€26,030 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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