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Home to 867 people, this town lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Montils has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
Montils has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1923.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montils.
Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older. 16% are under 15, higher than Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Montils | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Montils is Église Saint-Sulpice. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For its 400 residents in work, Montils has 150 jobs: 0.4 each. At the census, 3.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €25,320 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.
22 houses and apartments changed hands in Montils from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Montils. Best known first.
Montils has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Sulpice: Photo: Alexandre ORIOU · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montils 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montils | 867 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pons | 4,343 | 5.4 | C− | B | C− | C+ |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 6 | — | B− | — | C |
| Saintes | 25,363 | 8.6 | C | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Cognac Charente | 18,532 | 9.3 | B | B+ | D | C+ |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 9.7 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Châteaubernard Charente | 3,878 | 9.8 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montils is a commune of 867 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo. 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 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.