Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
372 people call this town in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Montboucher falls below the line for grades. 14% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Montboucher does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montboucher as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Restes du château, in Bourganeuf, 3.8 mi away.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montboucher.
14% are under 15, between Creuse’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents. At 52.3, the median resident of Montboucher sits in the middle of the age range.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Montboucher | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Montboucher number 100, against 150 residents in work (0.5 per worker). At the census, 5.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Creuse’s towns (21.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,400 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.43/m² a month. The market in Montboucher: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Montboucher is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montboucher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montboucher | 372 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat Haute-Vienne | 4,366 | 12 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Ambazac Haute-Vienne | 5,556 | 13 | B | A− | A | C− |
| Saint-Priest-Taurion Haute-Vienne | 2,901 | 14 | B+ | A | A+ | C− |
| Saint-Just-le-Martel Haute-Vienne | 2,606 | 16 | — | A− | — | A− |
| Rilhac-Rancon Haute-Vienne | 4,805 | 17 | B | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Le Palais-sur-Vienne Haute-Vienne | 5,775 | 18 | B | B | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montboucher is a commune of 372 people in the Creuse Sud Ouest. 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 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.