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472 residents make their home in this town in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Le Montet is too small for the grades other French towns get. It skews older: 44% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Le Montet does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Le Montet counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Montet.
Among adults, 12% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 44% of the town, above Allier’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. 9.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
58% women, 42% men
About 71 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Le Montet | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 44% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 38% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 12% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Le Montet is Église Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, nearly a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Le Montet has 250 jobs for 150 working residents, 1.8 per worker. The median disposable income was €22,580 a year per consumption unit, near Allier’s towns (€23,590) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Sales in Le Montet from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €6.19/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 94% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Le Montet. Best known first.
Le Montet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais: Photo: User:Otourly · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Le Montet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Montet | 472 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | 4,884 | 13 | C+ | A | D | B− |
| Moulins | 19,206 | 17 | B+ | A− | C− | B+ |
| Commentry | 6,017 | 17 | B+ | A | B | D |
| Avermes | 4,074 | 18 | A+ | A− | A | A |
| Varennes-sur-Allier | 3,549 | 18 | C− | A | C | D |
| Yzeure | 12,897 | 18 | A | A− | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Montet is a commune of 472 people in the Communauté de communes du Bocage Bourbonnais. 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
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.