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MontraversDeux-Sèvres

This town in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 365.

Is Montravers a good place to live?

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

Château du Deffend
Château du Deffend · Inscrit · Photo: Sdo216 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Montravers’ story

Montravers in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Montravers; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1986First protected: Vieux-Deffend
  • 2004Most recently protected: Vieux château
Explore the history →

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Montravers; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Vieux-Deffend: Photo: Sdo216 · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montravers.

Who lives here

A town of families: 23% of people in Montravers are under 15, more than in both Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns

40.7median age

Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, close to Deux-Sèvres’ towns (25%) and below compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 18% of the population. 8% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

MontraversDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montravers
MontraversDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Under 1523%16%17%
15–248%9.6%11%
25–4427%21%23%
45–6424%27%26%
65+18%26%22%
No diploma19%20%19%
CAP or BEP29%29%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education25%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Montravers keeps more of its old housing than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919

3historic monuments

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Montravers; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
15th c.
oldest protected part
1986
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 3.0% of commuters in Montravers go to work without a car, fewer than in both Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns

3%walk, cycle or take transit

The median disposable income was €24,350 a year per consumption unit, near Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, nearly a tenth of working residents in Montravers didn’t travel to work at all. Of those in the labour force, 8.0% are unemployed.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
0
jobs based in Montravers, 0.2 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

84.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 6.5 mi away. A collège lies 3 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Montravers84.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Georges ClemenceauNearest collègeCollègeCollège6284%−2 pts
84.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Montravers is €10.18/m² a month

€10.18/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Montravers recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montravers€10.18/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€9.89/m²
€10.18/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.59 to €13.63/m² a month)
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montravers

13pages on Montravers
Nearby attractions

Château du Vieux-Deffend and 8 more in and around Montravers

Heritage and family days out in and near Montravers. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Montravers

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

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About Montravers

Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Montravers is a commune of 365 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais. 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
365 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais
Département
Deux-Sèvres (79)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.9 sq mi (10.1 km²)
INSEE code
79183

Montravers’ neighbors

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

All towns in Deux-Sèvres →
CerizaySèvremontPouzaugesMauléonLes EpessesLe BoupèreCerizaySèvremontPouzaugesMauléonLes EpessesLe BoupèreMontravers
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montravers365—————
Cerizay4,7932.9B+AB+B
Sèvremont Vendée6,3856A+BA+A
Pouzauges Vendée5,6686.2AB+B+B+
Mauléon8,5737.6A+A−AB
Les Epesses Vendée2,9838.8—B+—A+
Le Boupère Vendée3,1519.8—B+—B+

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

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.