Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Montespan has none. Holiday and other second homes account for one in ten homes. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
What makes Montespan stand out
The 2 things Montespan does most differently from other towns.
Galeries et grottes dites Souterrain de Houantaou: Photo: Victor Raffit Bagur · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Restes du château: Photo: Taloue · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montespan.
Who lives here
Montespan has fewer young adults than Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.9% are 15 to 24
52.4median age
Degrees are held by 28% of adults, below Haute-Garonne’s towns (40%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Children are 14% of the town. Montespan has a median age of 52.4.
MontespanHaute-Garonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Montespan: 31% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Montespan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Galeries et grottes dites Souterrain de Houantaou. The protected list starts in prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Montespan than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 2.9%
3%walk, cycle or take transit
Montespan has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €24,290 a year per consumption unit. 8.5% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Haute-Garonne’s towns (8.8%) and below compared French towns (10.1%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Montespan, 0.2 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Montespan is a commune of 476 people in the Communauté de communes Cagire Garonne Salat. 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
476 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cagire Garonne Salat
Département
Haute-Garonne (31)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.9 sq mi (12.8 km²)
INSEE code
31372
Montespan’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
