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MontillyAllier

The town has 488 residents and lies in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Montilly a good place to live?

Montilly has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Inscrit · Photo: Bmazerolles · CC BY-SA 4.0
Montilly’s story

Montilly in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montilly, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montilly.

History

Old homes shape Montilly: 28% were built before 1919, more than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montilly, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Few people in Montilly are 15 to 24: 8.2%, fewer than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns

30% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, between Allier’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.

48.9median age
MontillyAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montilly
MontillyAllier medianFrance median
Under 1517%14%17%
15–248.2%9.3%11%
25–4420%19%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+25%30%22%
No diploma12%24%19%
CAP or BEP29%29%26%
Baccalauréat23%17%18%
Higher education30%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Montilly, 4.0%, runs below Allier’s towns and compared French towns

Households’ median disposable income: €27,880 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 1.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving96%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
On foot0%
0
jobs based in Montilly, 0.1 per working resident
4.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
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 Montilly costs less than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.63/m² a month

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

10 houses and apartments changed hands in Montilly from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.63/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montilly€8.63/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€8.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.87 to €10.83/m² a month)
€8.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Laugère and 8 more in and around Montilly

Heritage in and near Montilly. Best known first.

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

Everything we know about Montilly

12pages on Montilly

Landmarks

Montilly has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Bmazerolles · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Montilly

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

How we find them →

Montilly’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 Allier →
AvermesMoulinsYzeureDecizeAvermesMoulinsYzeureDecizeMontilly
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montilly488—————
Avermes4,0743.3A+A−AA
Moulins19,2065B+A−C−B+
Yzeure12,8975.9AA−BB+
Decize Nièvre4,93218B−AC+C+

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

About Montilly

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Montilly is a commune of 488 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Moulins Communauté. 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
488 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Moulins Communauté
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
8.6 sq mi (22.2 km²)
INSEE code
03184

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.