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MontautAriège

A town of 707 in Ariège, Occitanie.

Is Montaut a good place to live?

Montaut is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Montaut’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Montaut’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

Montaut has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1993First protected: Domaine de Peyroutet-Vadier
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montaut.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 19% of people in Montaut are 65 or over, fewer than in Ariège’s towns and compared French towns

31% of adults hold a degree, above Ariège’s towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (30%). The share of residents under 15 is 17%. Ages in Montaut split evenly at 44.6: half are older, half younger.

44.6median age
MontautAriège medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montaut
MontautAriège medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–249.7%10%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+19%27%22%
No diploma13%21%19%
CAP or BEP29%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%20%18%
Higher education31%25%30%

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

History

Montaut keeps more of its old housing than Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919

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

Montaut has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1993
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Montaut than in Ariège’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9%

Unemployment stood at 8.1%, lower than both Ariège’s towns (13.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Montaut: 100, for 350 residents in work (0.2 each). At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Montaut didn’t travel to work at all.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
100
jobs based in Montaut, 0.2 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Montaut is €11.84/m² a month

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

Sales in Montaut from July 2023 to June 2026: 22 houses and apartments.

€11.84/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montaut€11.84/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Ariège median€9.99/m²
€11.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.49 to €14.78/m² a month)
€8.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montaut

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Montaut

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

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Montaut’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 Ariège →
MazèresPamiersSaverdunLa Tour-du-CrieuSaint-Jean-du-FalgaVarilhesMazèresPamiersSaverdunLa Tour-du-CrieuSaint-Jean-du-FalgaVarilhesMontaut
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montaut707—————
Mazères3,8524.6BC+B+C−
Pamiers16,4734.9CB+DC
Saverdun4,8085DC+CD
La Tour-du-Crieu3,2305.5A−CA+A−
Saint-Jean-du-Falga2,8516.9B+BB+B
Varilhes3,4879.4AB+B+A

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

About Montaut

Commune in Ariège, Occitanie

Montaut is a commune of 707 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes d'Ariège Pyrénées. 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
707 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes d'Ariège Pyrénées
Département
Ariège (09)
Région
Occitanie
Area
13.6 sq mi (35.2 km²)
INSEE code
09199

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.