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Population 1,208: a town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its schools fall short: brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. It also trails on walkability (D−): 46% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Montrem 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.
The one thing Montrem does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montrem 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.
Montrem has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montrem, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Montrem. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montrem.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Montrem is Polyclinique Francheville, 7.6 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 104 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 128, 23% more. Average lifespans in Dordogne: 85.2 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
At the census, 3.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 7.9% of people in the labour force have no job. Per resident in work, Montrem counts 0.5 jobs (300 jobs, 500 workers).
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.
The brevet pass rate near Montrem is 84.0%, below both Dordogne’s towns (87.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest general lycée is 7.4 mi away. A collège lies 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Arthur RimbaudNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 100 | 84%−6 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.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.27/m² a month, near Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Montrem from July 2023 to June 2026: 40 houses and apartments. Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.41/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,450/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montrem, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, between Dordogne’s towns (33%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. Typical age in Montrem: 48.1, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Montrem | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Montrem has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montrem 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrem | 1,208 | — | — | B+ | — | D− |
| Saint-Astier | 5,376 | 2.4 | B+ | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Marsac-sur-l'Isle | 3,187 | 4.6 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B |
| Chancelade | 4,468 | 6.1 | A− | B+ | A− | B− |
| Neuvic | 3,687 | 6.1 | A− | A | B+ | B |
| Coulounieix-Chamiers | 7,832 | 6.2 | B− | B− | B | B− |
| Périgueux | 29,055 | 7.8 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Montrem has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 4.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 13% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montrem grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montrem is a commune of 1,208 people in the Communauté de communes Isle Vern Salembre en Périgord. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.