Moncontour isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 14% of homes. Over-65s are 49% of the population. Homes go for a median €1,396/m².
What makes Moncontour stand out
The 3 things Moncontour does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moncontour.
Who lives here
Moncontour has fewer young adults than Côtes-d'Armor’s towns or compared French towns: 5% are 15 to 24
Children under 15 make up 8%, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Nearly half of residents have reached 65. Degrees are held by 16% of adults.
64.2median age
MoncontourCôtes-d'Armor medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
49%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma44%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côtes-d'Armor 52.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côtes-d'Armor median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Moncontour: 46% were built before 1919, more than in both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Moncontour is Église Saint-Mathurin. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 6 of 9. Since 1998, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. This Côtes-d'Armor town has 9 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 8 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Moncontour, 17.9%, runs above Côtes-d'Armor’s towns and compared French towns
Per resident in work, Moncontour counts 2.6 jobs (450 jobs, 200 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €22,520 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Côtes-d'Armor’s towns (€26,370) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 10.4% of working residents locally at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot9%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
450
jobs based in Moncontour, 2.6 per working resident
17.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Porte du Faubourg Saint-Jean, ou Poterne Saint-Jean: Photo: Geoffroy GUEGAN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tour Mognet: Photo: Dolly11 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien hôtel de Kerjégu: Photo: Édouard Hue ( User:EdouardHue ) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hôtel de Clézieux: Photo: Dolly11 · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Moncontour
Commune in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany
Moncontour is a commune of 738 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lamballe Terre et Mer. 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
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.
