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A town of 149 in Aveyron, Occitanie.
At under 1,000 residents, Montagnol is too small for the grades other French towns get. 55% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 32% of residents.
The 2 things Montagnol does most differently from other towns.
Montagnol has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
30% 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 Montagnol.
People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.2% of residents, below both Aveyron’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 18% of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Montagnol | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 31% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Montagnol is Mine d’argent.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Montagnol has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €16,610 a year. At the census, 24.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Aveyron’s towns (13.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Sales in Montagnol from July 2023 to June 2026: 13 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €7.87/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Montagnol 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 Montagnol 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montagnol | 149 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Affrique | 7,941 | 12 | A | A− | B− | B+ |
| Lodève Hérault | 7,251 | 15 | C+ | B | D | B− |
| Bédarieux Hérault | 5,804 | 16 | C+ | A− | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Montagnol is a commune of 149 people in the Communauté de communes Monts, Rance et Rougier. 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.