Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 325 in Aube, Grand Est.
Montpothier is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Montpothier does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Montpothier counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montpothier.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Montpothier is Ancienne commanderie de templiers de Fresnoy.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Among adults, 19% have a degree. The middle age in Montpothier is 47.5. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, lower than Aube’s towns (25%) and near compared French towns (22%).
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aube 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Montpothier | Aube median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 24% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aube median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Montpothier number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.4 per worker). The jobless rate is 8.6%. Half of residents lived on more than €27,570 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Aube’s towns (€23,470) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 12 homes in Montpothier.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Montpothier has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montpothier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpothier | 325 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villenauxe-la-Grande | 2,605 | 2.2 | C | A | C− | D− |
| Nogent-sur-Seine | 5,537 | 5.6 | C− | B+ | C | C |
| Provins Seine-et-Marne | 11,632 | 10 | D | C | D | C |
| Romilly-sur-Seine | 14,959 | 10 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Sézanne Marne | 4,576 | 14 | C+ | A | C− | B− |
| La Ferté-Gaucher Seine-et-Marne | 4,743 | 17 | D | B | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aube, Grand Est
Montpothier is a commune of 325 people in the Communauté de communes du Nogentais. 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) · 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.