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The town, home to 1,437 people, lies in Ariège, Occitanie.
Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes beat most towns (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is its weak spot: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 9.9% unemployment. Schools lag: bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 4 points below the expected rate.
Montgailhard has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Montgailhard does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montgailhard with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Montgailhard has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montgailhard, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Montgailhard. Best known first.
MuseumChâteau de Foix4.1 km northwest, in FoixMuseumMuseumL'école 1900in townAttractionAttractionLa noriain townMuseumMuseumLes âges de la viein townMuseumMuseumMusée des métiersin townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montgailhard.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
53 sales of houses and apartments in Montgailhard, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,731/m². The sales split: 96% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 53 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,739/m² | 51 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
13% are under 15, below Ariège’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.3% of the population. Graduates make up 31% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ariège 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Montgailhard | Ariège median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ariège median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Montgailhard is Chiva site Saint Jean de Verges, 6.3 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 165 residents of Montgailhard died, against 203 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 19% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Ariège is 84.9 years for women and 80 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. This Ariège town has 2 family doctors.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
94.8% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Montgailhard, close to Ariège’s towns (94.1%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 86% passed the bac pro, of 72 candidates. Collège pupils travel 1.8 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège LakanalNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 185 | 83%−4 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Gabriel FauréNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 293 | 97%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
9.9% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Ariège’s towns (13.5%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €25,200 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 3.1% of working residents in Montgailhard to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. 7.3% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than Ariège’s towns (11%) and near compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Montgailhard has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Forge catalane: Photo: HelenePETIT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montgailhard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgailhard | 1,437 | — | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Foix | 9,934 | 2.3 | C | A− | D | C− |
| Tarascon-sur-Ariège | 3,085 | 6.4 | C− | B+ | C+ | C |
| Varilhes | 3,487 | 7.8 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
| Saint-Jean-du-Falga | 2,851 | 10 | B+ | B | B+ | B |
| Lavelanet | 5,987 | 11 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| La Tour-du-Crieu | 3,230 | 12 | A− | C | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Montgailhard has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 4.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 37% of compared French towns. 97% of 293 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Gabriel Fauré in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,731/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montgailhard grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Ariège, Occitanie
Montgailhard is a commune of 1,437 people in the Communauté d'agglomération L'agglo Foix-Varilhes. 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.