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A town of 1,359 in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Montségur-sur-Lauzon’s best grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The weak point is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Incomes are on the low side (C+): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 9.0% unemployment. 14% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023. Montségur-sur-Lauzon 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 Montségur-sur-Lauzon 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.
Montségur-sur-Lauzon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Montségur-sur-Lauzon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Montségur-sur-Lauzon; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Montségur-sur-Lauzon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église (ancienne): Photo: Marianne Casamance · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montségur-sur-Lauzon.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Drôme: 85.7 years for women, 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 84 residents of Montségur-sur-Lauzon died, against 120 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 30% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Montségur-sur-Lauzon is Centre hospitalier Jules Niel de Valreas, 6.7 mi away. There is one general practitioner in the town.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Montségur-sur-Lauzon from July 2023 to June 2026: 39 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €11.02/m² a month. Houses were 92% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,786/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
16% are under 15, lower than both Drôme’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents. Graduates make up just over a third of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Montségur-sur-Lauzon | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Montségur-sur-Lauzon; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Nearly a tenth of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €26,900 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Drôme’s towns (€25,300). At the census, 3.6% of working residents in Montségur-sur-Lauzon didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Montségur-sur-Lauzon. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montségur-sur-Lauzon yet.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montségur-sur-Lauzon is a commune of 1,359 people in the Communauté de communes Enclave des Papes-Pays de Grignan. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montségur-sur-Lauzon | 1,359 | — | — | C− | — | A |
| Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux | 8,981 | 4.6 | B+ | C+ | B− | B |
| Valréas Vaucluse | 9,224 | 6.6 | C− | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Bollène Vaucluse | 14,024 | 7.3 | D | C+ | C− | B− |
| Pierrelatte | 13,756 | 7.9 | C+ | B− | C | B− |
| Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes Vaucluse | 2,656 | 8.3 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Donzère | 6,008 | 9.1 | D | B+ | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Montségur-sur-Lauzon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.44/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montségur-sur-Lauzon grades C− for cost of living.
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 9, 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.