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263 people call this town in Ariège, Occitanie home.
Montesquieu-Avantès isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 14% of its housing.
The one thing Montesquieu-Avantès does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montesquieu-Avantès as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne cathédrale et cloître, in Saint-Lizier, 4.1 mi away.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Montesquieu-Avantès is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montesquieu-Avantès.
Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with Ariège’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Montesquieu-Avantès is 45.7 years old.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Montesquieu-Avantès | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €18,720 a year. Jobs located in Montesquieu-Avantès: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.4 each). 6.3% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Montesquieu-Avantès from July 2023 to June 2026: 1 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montesquieu-Avantès yet.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Montesquieu-Avantès is a commune of 263 people in the Communauté de communes Couserans-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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montesquieu-Avantès | 263 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Girons | 6,008 | 4.6 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Montesquieu-Volvestre Haute-Garonne | 3,050 | 12 | B | A | A− | B− |
| Cazères Haute-Garonne | 4,854 | 14 | C− | A− | D | C− |
| Rieux-Volvestre Haute-Garonne | 2,639 | 16 | A | A− | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.