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MontvertCantal

A town of 112 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population
112
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€6.70
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Montvert a good place to live?

Montvert is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Montvert stand out

The 2 things Montvert does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
14%2%MontvertMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
14% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
33%22%MontvertMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
33% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 53.7. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Géraud
Église Saint-Géraud · Classé · Photo: Ericargs · CC BY-SA 3.0
Montvert’s story

Montvert in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Montvert: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Charles de Noailles, born in 1589, is the one person born in Montvert before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1921First protected: Église Saint-Géraud
  • 2002Most recently protected: Domaine de Dilhac
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montvert.

Who lives here

Children make up only 8.8% of Montvert, fewer than in Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Montvert is below both Cantal’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 33% of residents.

53.7median age
MontvertCantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education14%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montvert
MontvertCantal medianFrance median
Under 158.8%12%17%
15–2413%10%11%
25–4417%20%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+33%28%22%
No diploma26%20%19%
CAP or BEP33%27%26%
Baccalauréat17%19%18%
Higher education14%26%30%
Full pageMontvert’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages53.7 median age · 33% are 65 or overHouseholds60 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad0.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Montvert?”

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

History

Old homes shape Montvert: 39% were built before 1919, more than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

In the comparison, Montvert comes above both Cantal’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Montvert: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Montvert is Église Saint-Géraud.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1921
first monument protected
Full pageMontvert’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes39% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Montvert?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Montvert than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 4.4%

For Montvert, that is below both Cantal’s towns (17.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Montvert has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.5 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
Public transport4%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Montvert, 0.5 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
16%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageMontvert’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.5 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Montvert than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: €6.70/m² a month

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

Montvert sits below both Cantal’s towns (€9.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€6.70/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montvert€6.70/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cantal median€9.36/m²
€6.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.31 to €8.45/m² a month)
€7.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageMontvert’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€6.70/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montvert

12pages on Montvert
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.4 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing6 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 53.7History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Montvert: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Domaine de DilhacResidence · 15th–19th c.
Église Saint-GéraudChurch · 12th & 15th c.
Photo credits

Domaine de Dilhac: Photo: Axel Labrousse · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Géraud: Photo: Ericargs · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Montvert

One notable person was born in Montvert.

Their page →
C
Charles de NoaillesFrench Catholic bishop · 1589–1648

Montvert’s neighbors

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

All towns in Cantal →
YtracArgentat-sur-DordogneAurillacArpajon-sur-CèreSaint-CéréMauriacYtracArgentat-sur-DordogneAurillacArpajon-sur-CèreSaint-CéréMauriacMontvert
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montvert112—————
Ytrac4,33912—A—B−
Argentat-sur-Dordogne Corrèze2,88113A+AAC
Aurillac26,21415A−AC+C+
Arpajon-sur-Cère6,36116AA−A+B−
Saint-Céré Lot3,42916A−B+A−B
Mauriac3,44917AA+CB−

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

About Montvert

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Montvert is a commune of 112 people in the Communauté de communes de la Châtaigneraie Cantalienne. 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
112 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Châtaigneraie Cantalienne
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.3 km²)
INSEE code
15135

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.