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Population 1,791: a town in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie.
Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 39% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €3,158/m², so 70 m² costs 7.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Sicoval. The weak point is walkability: 77% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Few residents are of retirement age: 14% are 65 or over.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Montlaur has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Montlaur with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Montlaur has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 2 things Montlaur does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montlaur, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.
Explore the history →Montlaur has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montlaur.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Montlaur is Clinique Capio la Croix du Sud Groupe Ramsay Sante, 7.4 mi away. Average lifespans in Haute-Garonne: 86.4 years for women, 82.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
At the census, 4.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Haute-Garonne’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs based in Montlaur number 150, against 950 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Median disposable income is €30,480 a year for each consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Haute-Garonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 22% of residents are children under 15. Half the people of Montlaur are older than 39.9.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Montlaur | Haute-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 18% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.7% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 54% | 40% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 3.9 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jane DieulafoyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 156 | 93%−3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 7.1% of the total, above Haute-Garonne’s towns (3.5%) and close to compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
42 sales of houses and apartments in Montlaur, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,158/m². Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest. House rents are put at about €13.02/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,169/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Montlaur. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montlaur yet.
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Montlaur is a commune of 1,791 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Sicoval. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montlaur | 1,791 | — | — | B− | — | A+ |
| Montgiscard | 2,587 | 2 | — | B | — | A− |
| Escalquens | 6,924 | 2.6 | A | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Baziège | 3,583 | 3 | A+ | B | A+ | B |
| Ayguesvives | 2,812 | 3.7 | A | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Labège | 4,392 | 3.8 | B− | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Castanet-Tolosan | 15,317 | 4.1 | A− | C+ | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Montlaur has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 10.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 60% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,158/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.68/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montlaur grades B− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.