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MontagrierDordogne

Population 511: a town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Montagrier a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Montagrier is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just over a fifth of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 31% of the population.

What makes Montagrier stand out

The 2 things Montagrier does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Sainte-Madeleine
Église Sainte-Madeleine · Classé · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Montagrier’s story

Montagrier in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montagrier: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1912.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean Antoine Ducluzeau, born in 1781, is the one person born in Montagrier before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1912First protected: Église Sainte-Madeleine
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montagrier.

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Montagrier, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns

31% of residents are 65 or over, between Dordogne’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.4% of the town. Among adults, 29% have a degree.

52.2median age
MontagrierDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Montagrier
MontagrierDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1513%13%17%
15–248.4%9%11%
25–4421%18%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+31%33%22%
No diploma20%23%19%
CAP or BEP26%28%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education29%24%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Montagrier: 35% were built before 1919, more than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Montagrier is Église Sainte-Madeleine. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1912
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Montagrier are out of work than in Dordogne’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.1%

7.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Montagrier number 150, against 200 residents in work (0.6 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €23,960 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
150
jobs based in Montagrier, 0.6 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

94.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points above the expected rate

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

The nearest collège is 1.7 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 7.3 mi off.

94.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Montagrier94.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Michel DebetNearest collègeCollègeCollège6294%+6 pts
94.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate
1.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Montagrier than in Dordogne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.28/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 22 homes in Montagrier.

€8.28/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montagrier€8.28/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€8.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.50 to €10.55/m² a month)
€8.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Église Sainte-Madeleine de Montagrier and 3 more in and around Montagrier

Heritage and museums in and near Montagrier. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montagrier

13pages on Montagrier

Landmarks

Montagrier has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Sainte-Madeleine: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Montagrier

One notable person was born in Montagrier.

Their page →

Montagrier’s neighbors

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

All towns in Dordogne →
RibéracSaint-AstierChanceladeBrantôme en PérigordMarsac-sur-l'IsleCoulounieix-ChamiersRibéracSaint-AstierChanceladeBrantôme en PérigordMarsac-sur-l'IsleCoulounieix-ChamiersMontagrier
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montagrier511—————
Ribérac3,7347C+AC−C+
Saint-Astier5,3769B+A−B+B+
Chancelade4,4689.8A−B+A−B−
Brantôme en Périgord3,76310A+BA+B+
Marsac-sur-l'Isle3,18710B+B+B+B
Coulounieix-Chamiers7,83212B−B−BB−

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

About Montagrier

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Montagrier is a commune of 511 people in the Communauté de communes du Périgord Ribéracois. 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
511 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Périgord Ribéracois
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.5 sq mi (14.3 km²)
INSEE code
24286

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.