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111 people call this town in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire home.

Population

111

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.24

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Montlouis a good place to live?

Montlouis has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0

Montlouis’ story

Montlouis in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Montlouis, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1926First protected: Église Saint-Martin
1994Most recently protected: Maison de Varennes

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montlouis.

Who lives here

Few people in Montlouis are 15 to 24: 3.7%, fewer than in Cher’s towns and compared French towns

20% of adults hold a degree, near Cher’s towns (20%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). The share of residents under 15 is 17%. Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older.

54.5median age

MontlouisCher medianFrance median

Cher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

27%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat26%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cher 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montlouis
	Montlouis	Cher median	France median
Under 15	17%	15%	17%
15–24	3.7%	9.2%	11%
25–44	20%	20%	23%
45–64	32%	27%	26%
65+	27%	29%	22%
No diploma	22%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	26%	18%	18%
Higher education	20%	20%	30%

Full pageMontlouis’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages54.5 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households50 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad4.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Montlouis?”

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

History

Montlouis keeps more of its old housing than Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 50% built before 1919

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Montlouis, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

10th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

Full pageMontlouis’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes50% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Montlouis?”

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

Work & commute

Only 2.5% of commuters in Montlouis go to work without a car, fewer than in Cher’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs located in Montlouis: 50, for 50 residents in work (1.7 each). Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Cher’s towns (11.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

On foot3%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Montlouis, 1.7 per working resident

9.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

12%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageMontlouis’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 1.7 per working resident

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

Housing

Renting in Montlouis costs less than in Cher’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.24/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Montlouis.

€7.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montlouis€7.24/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Cher median€9.78/m²

€7.24/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.49 to €9.54/m² a month)

€6.54/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMontlouis’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.24/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 Montlouis

12pages on Montlouis

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.1 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing6 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Montlouis, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Inscrit

Maison de VarennesHouse · 18th c.

Église Saint-MartinChurch · 12th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Patrick Boyer · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Montlouis

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montlouis yet.

How we find them →

Montlouis’ neighbors

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

All towns in Cher →

Saint-Florent-sur-CherSaint-Amand-MontrondIssoudunDun-sur-AuronTrouyMontlouis

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Montlouis	111	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Florent-sur-Cher	6,463	13	C⁻	B	C	D
Saint-Amand-Montrond	9,899	14	B⁻	A	C	C⁺
Issoudun Indre	11,159	15	C⁻	A⁺	D⁻	C
Dun-sur-Auron	3,524	16	A	A⁻	A⁻	D
Trouy	4,055	17	B	B	A	C

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

About Montlouis

Commune in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Montlouis is a commune of 111 people in the Communauté de communes Arnon Boischaut Cher. 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: 111 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Arnon Boischaut Cher
Département: Cher (18)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 7.4 sq mi (19.2 km²)
INSEE code: 18152

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.