Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 663 residents in Aveyron, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Montlaur has none. 24% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Montlaur does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montlaur as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église, in Versols-et-Lapeyre, 4.2 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montlaur.
Children are 14% of the town. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, close to Aveyron’s towns (8.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Montlaur in two is 50.8.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Montlaur | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Aveyron’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Montlaur counts 0.6 jobs (150 jobs, 300 workers). The median disposable income is €24,830 a year per consumption unit.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 18 homes were sold in Montlaur. A house rents for an estimated €6.56/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Montlaur. Best known first.
Nothing in Montlaur is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montlaur 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montlaur | 663 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Affrique | 7,941 | 6 | A | A− | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Montlaur is a commune of 663 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 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.