Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 590 people, lies in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Montoldre has none. It skews older: 45% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Montoldre does most differently from other towns.
Montoldre has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
23% 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 Montoldre.
People 65 and over make up 45% of the town, higher than both Allier’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). 12% of residents are children under 15. Graduates make up 13% of adults.
55% women, 45% men
About 82 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.
| Montoldre | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.9% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 45% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 31% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 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 Montoldre is Ancien château de Gayette. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
5.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Montoldre has 200 jobs for 200 working residents, 1 per worker. The median disposable income is €25,600 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Montoldre, 69.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Allier’s towns (90.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7.5 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Antoine de Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 76 | 80%−4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Val d'AllierNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 42 | 69%−14 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Montoldre recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.57/m² a month. The sales split: 92% houses, the rest apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Montoldre. Best known first.
Montoldre has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien château de Gayette: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montoldre yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montoldre | 590 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Varennes-sur-Allier | 3,549 | 2.3 | C− | A | C | D |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | 4,884 | 7.6 | C+ | A | D | B− |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés | 3,579 | 8.7 | B+ | A | A− | C |
| Lapalisse | 3,138 | 10 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux | 3,205 | 12 | A | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Cusset | 13,316 | 13 | C+ | B+ | B− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montoldre is a commune of 590 people in the Communauté de communes Entr'Allier Besbre et Loire. 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.