More couples with children than 99% of compared French towns: 43%
Set against 32% in the typical compared French town, 57% of households are headed by a retired person in Montigny. Its 34 households held 86 residents at the 2023 Census. For Montigny, the census puts residents aged 65 and over at 17%. 6.8% of homes are second homes, more than in 83% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Calvados median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Montigny
A town of families
43% of households are couples with children and 0% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Montigny had 96 residents at the 2012 census and 86 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Empty homes
The census found 7 homes empty (16%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Montigny changed by −10% from 2012 to 2023, behind 97% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved ±0%, and from 2017 to 2023 −10%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Calvados town +1%.
A higher share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 85% of compared French towns, at 13%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Montigny 46.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Montigny is 46.7, higher than in two thirds of compared French towns. The usual figure: 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Fewer one-person households than 83% of compared French towns: 29%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Calvados median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.5 people in the average household. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
A larger share of empty homes than 97% of compared French towns: 16%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The benchmark for empty homes in the typical compared French town: 6.7%.
Montigny ranks above 99% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 29%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A lower share of immigrants than 78% of compared French towns, at 3.5%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Calvados has 3.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 78% of compared French towns. Typically, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. Foreign nationals make up about one in 29 here (3.5%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Montigny: 36% of residents 15 and over are single, above 93% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
With married residents at 37%, Montigny is behind 83% of compared French towns on that count. As a yardstick, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Montigny sits below 83% of compared French towns for adults with no qualification (13%)
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Graduates of higher education make up 33%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Adults with no qualification make up 19% in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 86 to 2,582 people: this is the 18th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
1 of 6 neighbors are older than Montigny
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montigny | 46.7 | 17% | 6.8% | 3.5% |
| Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom 3,600 · 4.1 mi | 42.2 | 22% | 3.6% | 1.5% |
| Les Monts d'Aunay 4,777 · 5 mi | 42 | 21% | 2.9% | 2% |
| Villers-Bocage 3,088 · 6.1 mi | 49.4 | 31% | 0.9% | 1.6% |
| Fontaine-Étoupefour 2,810 · 7.9 mi | 41.3 | 16% | 1.2% | 2.1% |
| Saint-Martin-de-May 4,529 · 8.5 mi | 43.9 | 21% | 0.3% | 2.8% |
| Verson 4,059 · 8.5 mi | 44.2 | 23% | 0.6% | 2.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Montigny
What is the population of Montigny?
86 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (96).
How old are Montigny’s residents?
The median age is 46.7, older than 67% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 17% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Montigny?
3, with occasional dwellings: 6.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Montigny?
INSEE counts 3 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.5% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (3.5%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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