Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is hard to get around without a car: 41% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. School results trail most towns: brevet results 2 points below the expected rate.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Montcaret has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Montcaret with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montcaret.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
On foot, Montcaret works less well than 83% of compared French towns
The median disposable income was €24,070 a year per consumption unit, close to Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 11.2% of people in the labour force have no job. No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents in Montcaret at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
300
jobs based in Montcaret, 0.6 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 17% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Montcaret are 15 to 24: 8.6%, fewer than in both Dordogne’s towns and compared French towns
21% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 27% of the population. Half the people of Montcaret are older than 50.1.
50.1median age
MontcaretDordogne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B
The middle sale price in Montcaret: €1,718/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.06/m² a month, near Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Montcaret: 35 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,718/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montcaret€1,718/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Dordogne median€1,680/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,718/m²
35
€10.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.11 to €12.47/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.27/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,420
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Montaigne Montravel et Gurson
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Montcaret run higher than in 56% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 148 deaths in Montcaret from 2016 to 2025; there were 133, 10% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Montcaret is Ch de Libourne Antenne de Ste Foy la Grande, 7.7 mi away. In Dordogne, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.2 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Montcaret · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Libourne Antenne de Ste Foy la Grande
15.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
85.2 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Dordogne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montcaret
Is Montcaret safe?
Montcaret has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 3.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Montcaret good?
They grade C, better than 27% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montcaret expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montcaret grades B for cost of living.
About Montcaret
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montcaret is a commune of 1,390 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
Population
1,390 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Montaigne Montravel et Gurson
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.
