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MontgueuxAube

Home to 386 people, this town lies in Aube, Grand Est.

Is Montgueux a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Montgueux falls below the line for grades. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.

What makes Montgueux stand out

The one thing Montgueux does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Sainte-Croix
Église Sainte-Croix · Inscrit · Photo: Hg marigny · CC BY-SA 3.0
Montgueux’s story

Montgueux in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Montgueux; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1938.

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

  • 1938First protected: Église Sainte-Croix
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montgueux.

Who lives here

Montgueux has fewer young adults than Aube’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 37% of adults, above both Aube’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (30%). Under 15: 16% of residents. Line up the people of Montgueux by age and the one in the middle is 51.6.

51.6median age
MontgueuxAube medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Montgueux
MontgueuxAube medianFrance median
Under 1516%17%17%
15–247.6%11%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6427%24%26%
65+30%25%22%
No diploma15%28%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%16%18%
Higher education37%23%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Montgueux: 26% were built before 1919, more than in both Aube’s towns and compared French towns

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

Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Montgueux; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1938
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Montgueux, 3.4%, runs below Aube’s towns and compared French towns

2.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Montgueux has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.7 per worker. Median disposable income comes to €31,810 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Montgueux, 0.7 per working resident
3.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
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 Montgueux is €9.98/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €9.39/m² a month. The market in Montgueux: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montgueux€9.98/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aube median€10.07/m²
€9.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.83 to €12.73/m² a month)
€9.39/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 Montgueux

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Sainte-Croix: Photo: Hg marigny · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Montgueux

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

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Montgueux’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 Aube →
La Rivière-de-CorpsLes Noës-près-TroyesLa Chapelle-Saint-LucSainte-SavineSaint-LyéSaint-André-les-VergersLa Rivière-de-CorpsLes Noës-près-TroyesLa Chapelle-Saint-LucSainte-SavineSaint-LyéSaint-André-les-VergersMontgueux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montgueux386—————
La Rivière-de-Corps3,6923.3C+CAC+
Les Noës-près-Troyes3,2613.8BB−AB+
La Chapelle-Saint-Luc12,6484C−B+C+D
Sainte-Savine10,2894.2CB−CB
Saint-Lyé2,9564.3A+B+AA−
Saint-André-les-Vergers12,8064.7CCBB

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

About Montgueux

Commune in Aube, Grand Est

Montgueux is a commune of 386 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Troyes Champagne Métropole. 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
386 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Troyes Champagne Métropole
Département
Aube (10)
Région
Grand Est
Area
4.3 sq mi (11.3 km²)
INSEE code
10248

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.