Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 616 residents and lies in Aude, Occitanie.
There are no grades for Montséret: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 14% of homes.
The one thing Montséret does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Montséret; none is classé, France’s top protection.
17% 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 Montséret.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Montséret; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
22% of residents are 65 or over, below Aude’s towns (29%) and close to compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.4% of residents. Children are 16% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Montséret | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Jobs based in Montséret number 100, against 300 residents in work (0.3 per worker). The median disposable income was €26,100 a year per consumption unit, higher than Aude’s towns (€23,350) and near 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 29 homes in Montséret.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Montséret. Best known first.
Montséret has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Vestiges du château de Monséret: Photo: Jcb-caz-11 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montséret 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montséret | 616 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 10,343 | 7.2 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Sigean | 5,657 | 9.8 | D | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Narbonne | 57,587 | 11 | D− | C− | D− | C |
| Sallèles-d'Aude | 3,179 | 13 | D | C | A | C− |
| Port-la-Nouvelle | 5,852 | 13 | D | C− | D | D− |
| Cuxac-d'Aude | 4,079 | 14 | D | B− | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Montséret is a commune of 616 people in the Communauté de communes Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois. 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 November 4, 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.