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MontignarguesGard

The town has 556 residents and lies in Gard, Occitanie.

Is Montignargues a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Montignargues

The Culture ministry lists no building in Montignargues as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Domaine de la Tour, in Saint-Chaptes, 4.5 mi away.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montignargues.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Montignargues than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15

People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Gard’s towns (9.5%). Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over. At 48.6, the median resident of Montignargues sits in the middle of the age range.

48.6median age
MontignarguesGard medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montignargues
MontignarguesGard medianFrance median
Under 1513%17%17%
15–2411%9.5%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6435%27%26%
65+19%24%22%
No diploma15%20%19%
CAP or BEP32%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education29%27%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Montignargues than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 5.1%

Per resident in work, Montignargues counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 300 workers). The median disposable income was €26,720 a year per consumption unit, above Gard’s towns (€24,880) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 2.5% of working residents in Montignargues to work at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Montignargues, 0.2 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

86.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 3.2 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 1.3 mi away.

86.2%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Montignargues86.2%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Frédéric DesmonsNearest collègeCollègeCollège10785%−5 pts

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86.2%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3.2 pts against the expected rate
1.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

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

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

12 houses and apartments changed hands in Montignargues from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.66/m² a month.

€12.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montignargues€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)
€9.66/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 Montignargues

12pages on Montignargues

Landmarks

Nothing in Montignargues is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Montignargues

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

How we find them →

Montignargues’ 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 CalmetteClarensacCaveiracCalvissonQuissacSaint-Geniès-de-MalgoirèsLa CalmetteClarensacCaveiracCalvissonQuissacMontignargues
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montignargues556—————
Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès3,2251.1C−CBC+
La Calmette2,6043.2CC−BB+
Clarensac4,3867.5—D—A+
Caveirac4,4088.1—D—A
Calvisson6,48610CC−B+C+
Quissac3,52810CCA−B−

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

About Montignargues

Commune in Gard, Occitanie

Montignargues is a commune of 556 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
556 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole
Département
Gard (30)
Région
Occitanie
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.5 km²)
INSEE code
30180

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.