Montmaur ranks above 96% of compared French towns on couples with children: 37%
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. 356 residents in 140 households: that is Montmaur at the 2023 Census. For Montmaur, the census puts flats at 6.1%. Residents aged 65 and over: 18% here and 22% in the typical compared French town.
Throughout this page, the Aude median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Montmaur
One home in eight is a second home
The census counted 22 second homes and occasional dwellings in Montmaur, 12% of its 180 homes: higher than in 89% of compared French towns. 77% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
37% of households are couples with children and 11% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes: 12%, a higher share than 89% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Compared with 11% in the typical compared French town, 5.5% of households have no car here. In the typical compared French town, the share of second homes is 2.1%. Empty homes: nearly a tenth of the total.
Montmaur grew +10% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 69% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The years 2012 to 2017 brought −5%; 2017 to 2023, +16%.
Montmaur is younger than 75% of compared French towns: a median age of 40.7
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Montmaur 40.7. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 8.9%, Montmaur is behind 83% of compared French towns on that count.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
24% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 95% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Aude median and the France median
Living alone · share
Households average 2.5 people. For comparison, just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. More single-parent households than in 59% of compared French towns: 11%.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €28,930 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Half of Montmaur’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €28,930 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 78% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a retired person than 98% of compared French towns: 18%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%; Montmaur has 11%. On average, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town. The share of households headed by a manual worker stands at 25%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 71% of compared French towns, at 4.3%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
2.6% of residents are foreign nationals, against 4.3% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 84% of compared French towns: 21% of residents 15 and over are single
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
40% of residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 79% of compared French towns: 14%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
The share of graduates of higher education is 37%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. As a yardstick, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 356 to 2,582 people, the 4th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Montmaur
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmaur | 40.7 | 18% | 12% | 4.3% |
| Villefranche-de-Lauragais 5,072 · 6.3 mi | 43.2 | 20% | 1.8% | 5% |
| Castelnaudary 12,151 · 7.7 mi | 43.9 | 25% | 2.5% | 13% |
| Revel 9,762 · 9.2 mi | 52.6 | 33% | 3% | 6.1% |
| Caraman 2,513 · 10.4 mi | 44.8 | 21% | 2.6% | 3.8% |
| Sorèze 2,965 · 11.1 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 8.9% | 5.8% |
| Nailloux 4,211 · 11.4 mi | 37.7 | 14% | 1.8% | 4.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Montmaur
What is the population of Montmaur?
356 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% more than in 2012 (324).
How old are Montmaur’s residents?
The median age is 40.7, younger than 75% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 18% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Montmaur?
22, with occasional dwellings: 12% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Montmaur?
INSEE counts 15 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.3% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (2.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Montmaur?
€28,930 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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