Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 57 residents and lies in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.
Monestrol is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 15% of residents are 15 to 24.
The one thing Monestrol does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Monestrol as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in Montgeard, 1.9 mi away.
59% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monestrol.
Just over a third of adults hold a degree, between Haute-Garonne’s towns (40%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 16% of residents. The median resident of Monestrol is 43.2 years old.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Monestrol | Haute-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 18% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 30% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 40% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 3.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Haute-Garonne’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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 nearest general lycée is 5.5 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège CondorcetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 135 | 90%−4 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.
House rents are put at about €9.15/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Monestrol. Best known first.
Nothing in Monestrol is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Monestrol 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monestrol | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nailloux | 4,211 | 3 | A | A− | A− | C+ |
| Villefranche-de-Lauragais | 5,072 | 5.3 | B | B | C | C− |
| Mazères Ariège | 3,852 | 6 | B | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Cintegabelle | 3,006 | 7 | B | C+ | A | C |
| Ayguesvives | 2,812 | 8.1 | A | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Saverdun Ariège | 4,808 | 8.3 | D | C+ | C | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Monestrol is a commune of 57 people in the Communauté de communes des Terres du Lauragais. 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) · 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.