Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 356 residents, it is a town in Aude, Occitanie.
Montmaur is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 12% of homes.
The one thing Montmaur does most differently from other towns.
Montmaur has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
43% 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 Montmaur.
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.9%, close to Aude’s towns (8.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). 18% of residents are 65 or over. Graduates make up 37% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Montmaur | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Montmaur has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per resident in work, Montmaur counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). 1.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Aude’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 11.7%.
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 Montmaur.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Montmaur. Best known first.
The list names few of Montmaur’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Baudile: Photo: Gregpoussier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Montmaur as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmaur | 356 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villefranche-de-Lauragais Haute-Garonne | 5,072 | 6.3 | B | B | C | C− |
| Castelnaudary | 12,151 | 7.7 | C+ | A− | D | B− |
| Revel Haute-Garonne | 9,762 | 9.2 | A− | B+ | C+ | A |
| Caraman Haute-Garonne | 2,513 | 10 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Sorèze Tarn | 2,965 | 11 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Nailloux Haute-Garonne | 4,211 | 11 | A | A− | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Montmaur is a commune of 356 people in the Communauté de communes Castelnaudary Lauragais Audois. 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.