[3] Mollens has an area, as of 2009[update], of 11 square kilometers (4.2 sq mi).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess, Argent and Or, overall a Lion rampant Gules holding a Club Or.

[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (255 or 93.8%), with German being second most common (11 or 4.0%) and Italian being third (3 or 1.1%).

The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 7 and the non-Swiss population increased by 6 people.

[8] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Mollens is; 44 children or 15.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 41 teenagers or 14.6% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] The entire village of Mollens is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

In the federal election, a total of 77 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 40.1%.

[9] There were 146 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.4% of the workforce.

In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 48.

The number of jobs in the primary sector was 27, of which 26 were in agriculture and 1 was in forestry or lumber production.

In the tertiary sector; 1 was in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 4 or 44.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 3 or 33.3% were in education.

[9] From the 2000 census[update], 42 or 15.4% were Roman Catholic, while 187 or 68.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts.

[18] During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 631 children of which 203 children (32.2%) received subsidized pre-school care.

The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years.