Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 692 residents and lies in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Montvicq: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 12% of its homes are second homes. The median sale price is €725/m².
The 2 things Montvicq does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montvicq as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Prejet, in Malicorne, 2.4 mi away.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montvicq.
Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Allier’s towns (14%). People 65 and over make up 26% of the town. Graduates make up a quarter of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Montvicq | Allier median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 13.3% are unemployed. Montvicq holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €23,610 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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 10.3 mi away. The nearest collège is 1.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Ferdinand DubreuilNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 41 | 78%−8 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.
30 houses and apartments changed hands in Montvicq from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €725/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Montvicq is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Montvicq as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montvicq | 692 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Commentry | 6,017 | 4.6 | B+ | A | B | D |
| Désertines | 4,259 | 10 | B | A− | A− | B− |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme | 3,480 | 11 | B+ | A+ | C | B |
| Montluçon | 33,147 | 11 | C | A | D | C |
| Prémilhat | 2,540 | 13 | — | A | — | C− |
| Domérat | 8,622 | 14 | B | A | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montvicq is a commune of 692 people in the Communauté de communes Commentry Montmarault Néris 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.