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MontpeyrouxAveyron

With 518 residents, it is a town in Aveyron, Occitanie.

Is Montpeyroux a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Montpeyroux is too small for the grades other French towns get. Nearly a quarter of homes here are second homes.

What makes Montpeyroux stand out

The one thing Montpeyroux does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château du Bousquet
Château du Bousquet · Classé · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Montpeyroux’s story

Montpeyroux in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montpeyroux: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Montpeyroux before 1900, the earliest Jean Denayrouse, in 1804.

  • 1928First protected: Château du Bousquet
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montpeyroux.

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Montpeyroux, fewer than in both Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns

Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree, below both Aveyron’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents.

50.9median age
MontpeyrouxAveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montpeyroux
MontpeyrouxAveyron medianFrance median
Under 1513%14%17%
15–248.6%8.9%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+28%30%22%
No diploma20%19%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%20%18%
Higher education26%29%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Montpeyroux: 38% 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.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Montpeyroux is Château du Bousquet.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

14th c.
oldest protected part
1928
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Montpeyroux has lower unemployment than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 3.2%

Median disposable income comes to €23,930 a year per consumption unit. For its 250 residents in work, Montpeyroux has 150 jobs: 0.6 each. The census found 10.8% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving70%
On foot10%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Montpeyroux, 0.6 per working resident
3.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
19%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Montpeyroux costs less than in both Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.27/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €7.39/m² a month. The market in Montpeyroux: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montpeyroux€8.27/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aveyron median€9.38/m²
€8.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.35 to €10.78/m² a month)
€7.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château du Bousquet and 2 more in and around Montpeyroux

Heritage and museums in and near Montpeyroux. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Montpeyroux

12pages on Montpeyroux

Landmarks

Montpeyroux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château du Bousquet: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

Famous people from Montpeyroux

2 notable people were born in Montpeyroux.

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Montpeyroux’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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EspalionBozoulsEspalionBozoulsMontpeyroux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montpeyroux518—————
Espalion4,6058.6A+AA+B
Bozouls3,00113—B+—B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Montpeyroux

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Montpeyroux is a commune of 518 people in the Communauté de communes Aubrac Carladez Viadène. 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
518 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Aubrac Carladez Viadène
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
24 sq mi (62.1 km²)
INSEE code
12156

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.