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A town of 128 in Yvelines, Île-de-France. Only 12% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Mulcent a good place to live?

Mulcent is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Mulcent stand out

The one thing Mulcent does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Mulcent’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Mulcent’s story

No historic monuments in Mulcent

The Culture ministry lists no building in Mulcent as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Domaine de Rosay, in Rosay, 2.5 mi away.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mulcent.

Who lives here

A town of families: 22% of people in Mulcent are under 15, more than in Yvelines’ towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up just over a tenth of the town, below Yvelines’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. Graduates make up 45% of adults.

37.7median age
MulcentYvelines medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat10%
Higher education45%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yvelines 51.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Mulcent
MulcentYvelines medianFrance median
Under 1522%20%17%
15–2410%12%11%
25–4427%25%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+12%17%22%
No diploma13%13%19%
CAP or BEP26%16%26%
Baccalauréat10%16%18%
Higher education45%49%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Yvelines median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Mulcent is better off than Yvelines’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €33,950 a year per consumption unit

The jobless rate is 7.7%. At the census, 12.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Yvelines’ towns (35.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Mulcent: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.7 each).

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
Public transport9%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Mulcent, 0.7 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Mulcent costs an estimated advertised €15.87/m² a month, against €18.40/m² in Yvelines’ towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 1 homes were sold in Mulcent.

€15.87/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mulcent€15.87/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Yvelines median€18.40/m²
€15.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.43 to €18.76/m² a month)
€12.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château du Haut Rosay and 8 more in and around Mulcent

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Mulcent. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mulcent

12pages on Mulcent

Landmarks

Nothing in Mulcent is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Mulcent

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mulcent yet.

How we find them →

Mulcent’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Yvelines →
GarancièresMagnanvilleHoudanGambaisMantes-la-VilleBuchelayGarancièresMagnanvilleHoudanGambaisMantes-la-VilleBuchelayMulcent
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mulcent128—————
Garancières2,6216.1—C+—C
Magnanville6,3836.6C+C−B+B
Houdan3,7216.6C−C−B−D
Gambais2,5746.8—B—A
Mantes-la-Ville22,3327.2DC−C+B
Buchelay3,3607.2C−DDA−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Mulcent

Commune in Yvelines, Île-de-France

Mulcent is a commune of 128 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Houdanais (CCPH). 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

Population
128 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Houdanais (CCPH)
Département
Yvelines (78)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
1.4 sq mi (3.6 km²)
INSEE code
78439

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 October 30, 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.