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The town, home to 249 people, lies in Gard, Occitanie.

Is Montagnac a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Montagnac has none.

Montagnac’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Montagnac’s story

1 historic monument, the oldest from Antiquity

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montagnac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1987.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1987First protected: Carrière romaine de Mathieu
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montagnac.

Who lives here

Montagnac is a graduates’ town: 43% hold a degree, more than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns

18% of residents are 65 or over. The 15-to-24 age group: 8%, lower than both Gard’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 17%.

43.3median age
MontagnacGard medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education43%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montagnac
MontagnacGard medianFrance median
Under 1517%17%17%
15–248%9.5%11%
25–4427%21%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+18%24%22%
No diploma7.7%20%19%
CAP or BEP21%26%26%
Baccalauréat25%19%18%
Higher education43%27%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Montagnac: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns

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

Protection here reaches back to Antiquity. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montagnac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
Antiquity
oldest protected part
1987
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Montagnac are out of work than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: 2.2%

At the census, 5.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Gard’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in Montagnac: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.2 each). Households’ median disposable income: €27,470 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Montagnac, 0.2 per working resident
2.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Montagnac is €12.93/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Montagnac.

€12.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montagnac€12.93/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gard median€12.19/m²
€12.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.29 to €16.24/m² a month)
€9.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montagnac

11pages on Montagnac

Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Montagnac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montagnac yet.

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Montagnac’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 Gard →
Saint-Geniès-de-MalgoirèsLa CalmetteQuissacClarensacCaveiracBoisset-et-GaujacSaint-Geniès-de-MalgoirèsLa CalmetteQuissacClarensacCaveiracBoisset-et-GaujacMontagnac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montagnac249—————
Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès3,2253.4C−CBC+
La Calmette2,6045.9CC−BB+
Quissac3,5287.7CCA−B−
Clarensac4,3868.7—D—A+
Caveirac4,4089.8—D—A
Boisset-et-Gaujac2,7079.8—C−—C+

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

About Montagnac

Commune in Gard, Occitanie

Montagnac is a commune of 249 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole. 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
249 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole
Département
Gard (30)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.4 sq mi (8.7 km²)
INSEE code
30354

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 October 30, 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.