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292 residents make their home in this town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Montazeau isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 18% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 34% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Montazeau does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montazeau as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, in Montcaret, 4 mi away.
35% 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 Montazeau.
Graduates make up 30% of adults. 11% are under 15, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Montazeau is 54.7.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Montazeau | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.5% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,500 a year. Unemployment stood at 12.1%, near Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 4.6% of working residents in Montazeau didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.6 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Olympe de GougesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 56 | 84%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €10.27/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 11 homes were sold in Montazeau.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and gardens in and near Montazeau. Best known first.
Nothing in Montazeau 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 Montazeau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montazeau | 292 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt | 2,520 | 4.8 | B+ | B | A− | B− |
| Sainte-Foy-la-Grande Gironde | 2,507 | 5.6 | C | A− | D− | D |
| Pineuilh Gironde | 4,490 | 6.2 | B | C+ | C | A+ |
| Montpon-Ménestérol | 5,866 | 8.5 | D | B+ | C | D |
| Castillon-la-Bataille Gironde | 3,344 | 8.7 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle Gironde | 3,167 | 10 | B | B | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montazeau is a commune of 292 people in the Communauté de communes de Montaigne Montravel et Gurson. 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 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.