With fewer than 1,000 residents, Montgeard falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing. Few residents are of retirement age: 15% are 65 or over.
What makes Montgeard stand out
The 2 things Montgeard does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montgeard.
Who lives here
More people in Montgeard hold a degree than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 45%
People 65 and over make up 15% of the town. 21% are under 15, above Haute-Garonne’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. At 42.2, the median resident of Montgeard sits in the middle of the age range.
42.2median age
MontgeardHaute-Garonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education45%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Montgeard is better off than Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,370 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 7.4%, below Haute-Garonne’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs based in Montgeard number 150, against 300 residents in work (0.5 per worker). No commute at all: 2.9% of working residents in the town at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Montgeard, 0.5 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Montgeard than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.94/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.40/m² a month. Houses accounted for 93% of sales, apartments for the rest. The market in Montgeard: 15 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€10.94/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Montgeard€10.94/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Garonne median€12.27/m²
€10.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.22 to €12.99/m² a month)
€9.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Montgeard
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Montgeard is a commune of 568 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
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.
