French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Montjaux out for now. 43% of its homes are second homes. Homes change hands at a median €892/m².
What makes Montjaux stand out
The 2 things Montjaux does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montjaux.
Who lives here
Few people in Montjaux are 15 to 24: 5.3%, fewer than in both Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns
The share of residents under 15 is 16%. Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, between Aveyron’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Montjaux has a median age of 51.5.
51.5median age
MontjauxAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Montjaux: 29% were built before 1919, more than in both Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Montjaux is Dolmen du Puech. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments here: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Montjaux, 12.1%, runs above Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns
Jobs located in Montjaux: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.4 each). At the census, 4.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €22,940 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Aveyron’s towns (€24,780) and compared French towns (€25,970).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Montjaux, 0.4 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Église Saint-Martin d'Ayguebonne: Photo: Antoine Garnier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison Bermont: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église de Montjaux: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Montjaux
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Montjaux is a commune of 436 people in the Communauté de communes de la Muse et des Raspes du Tarn. 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
Population
436 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Muse et des Raspes du Tarn
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.
