France›Ardèche›Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

MontselguesArdèche

A town in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 86 people.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.98

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

16%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Montselgues a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Montselgues out for now. Second homes make up 57% of its housing.

What makes Montselgues stand out

The one thing Montselgues does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ferme dite de l'Espinas · Classé · Photo: Kmyle · CC BY-SA 4.0

Montselgues’ story

Montselgues in pictures

Montselgues has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1935.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1935First protected: Église (à l'exception de la sacristie et du clocher)
1988Most recently protected: Ferme dite de l'Espinas

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montselgues.

History

Montselgues keeps more of its old housing than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Montselgues is Ferme dite de l'Espinas. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Ferme dite de l'Espinas 17th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1935

first monument protected

Full pageMontselgues’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes33% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Montselgues?”

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

Who lives here

Montselgues has fewer young adults than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 4.7% are 15 to 24

Nearly a third of adults hold a degree, higher than both Ardèche’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town. The share of residents under 15 is 19%.

53median age

MontselguesArdèche medianFrance median

Ardèche medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

20%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat26%

Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

55% women, 45% men

About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montselgues
	Montselgues	Ardèche median	France median
Under 15	19%	16%	17%
15–24	4.7%	9.9%	11%
25–44	17%	21%	23%
45–64	40%	26%	26%
65+	20%	27%	22%
No diploma	10%	24%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	26%	18%	18%
Higher education	32%	25%	30%

Full pageMontselgues’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages53 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households40 households · 2 people per household Born abroad2.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Montselgues?”

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

Work & commute

Montselgues has higher unemployment than Ardèche’s towns or compared French towns: 16.3%

For its 50 residents in work, Montselgues has 50 jobs: 0.8 each. No commute at all: just over a fifth of working residents here at the census.

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving63%

On foot8%

Bicycle8%

Public transport0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Montselgues, 0.8 per working resident

16.3%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

21%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageMontselgues’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.8 per working resident Getting to work16% walk, cycle or take transit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Montselgues than in Ardèche’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.98/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 2 homes were sold in Montselgues.

€8.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montselgues€8.98/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Ardèche median€10.27/m²

€8.98/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.21 to €11.18/m² a month)

€8.37/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMontselgues’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.98/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montselgues

12pages on Montselgues

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 20.3 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing2 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Montselgues has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Église (à l'exception de la sacristie et du clocher)Church · 12th c.

Ferme dite de l'EspinasFarm · 17th c.

Photo credits

Église (à l'exception de la sacristie et du clocher): Photo: Alainauzas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ferme dite de l'Espinas: Photo: Kmyle · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Montselgues

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

How we find them →

Montselgues’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Ardèche →

Les VansLangogneBessègesMontselgues

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Montselgues	86	—	—	—	—	—
Les Vans	2,662	10	C	C	C	B
Langogne Lozère	2,836	16	A⁻	A	C⁺	C⁺
Bessèges Gard	2,606	17	C⁺	A	C⁺	D

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

About Montselgues

Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Montselgues is a commune of 86 people in the Communauté de communes Pays des Vans en Cévennes. 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: 86 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Pays des Vans en Cévennes
Département: Ardèche (07)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 14 sq mi (36.4 km²)
INSEE code: 07163

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 November 4, 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.