Graduates make up 29% of adults. 26% of residents are 65 or over, above Haute-Garonne’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.

MontsaunèsHaute-Garonne medianFrance median

Haute-Garonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat25%

Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montsaunès
	Montsaunès	Haute-Garonne median	France median
Under 15	13%	19%	17%
15–24	9%	10%	11%
25–44	23%	25%	23%
45–64	29%	26%	26%
65+	26%	18%	22%
No diploma	14%	13%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	22%	26%
Baccalauréat	25%	19%	18%
Higher education	29%	40%	30%

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Ages50.2 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households210 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad6.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Montsaunès?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Montsaunès: 22% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Montsaunès is Église Saint-Christophe des Templiers. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Christophe des Templiers 12th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1846

first monument protected

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Age of homes22% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Montsaunès?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Montsaunès walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Haute-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9%

5%walk, cycle or take transit

Per resident in work, Montsaunès counts 0.9 jobs (150 jobs, 200 workers). No commute at all: 5.4% of working residents in the town at the census. Also worth knowing: 9.8% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than Haute-Garonne’s towns (8.8%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

On foot2%

Public transport2%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

150

jobs based in Montsaunès, 0.9 per working resident

9.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,160

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.9 per working resident Median income€26,160 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Montsaunès costs less than in both Haute-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.17/m² a month

€9.17/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.36/m² a month. 15 houses and apartments changed hands in Montsaunès from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montsaunès€9.17/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Garonne median€12.27/m²

€9.17/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.29 to €11.55/m² a month)

€8.36/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.17/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montsaunès

12pages on Montsaunès

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.4 mi away Work & commute150 jobs based here Housing15 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors8% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.2 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Pont de Saint-Martory and 5 more in and around Montsaunès

Heritage and museums in and near Montsaunès. Best known first.

All attractions →

FortFortPont de Saint-Martory3.3 km north, in Saint-Martory ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Martory3.2 km north, in Saint-Martory MuseumMuseumMusée Rizla+3.8 km northeast, in Mazères-sur-Salat Art galleryArt galleryAgence les 3 Pics3.6 km south, in Mane ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Terrasse3.2 km north, in Saint-Martory ChâteauChâteauTouille4.6 km southeast, in Touille

Famous people from Montsaunès

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

How we find them →

About Montsaunès

Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie

Montsaunès is a commune of 455 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: 455 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Cagire Garonne Salat
Département: Haute-Garonne (31)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 3.5 sq mi (9.1 km²)
INSEE code: 31391

Montsaunès’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Garonne →

CazèresSaint-GaudensSaint-GironsMontesquieu-VolvestreRieux-VolvestreMontsaunès

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Montsaunès	455	—	—	—	—	—
Cazères	4,854	10	C⁻	A⁻	D	C⁻
Saint-Gaudens	12,139	11	C⁺	A⁻	D	C⁺
Saint-Girons Ariège	6,008	14	C	B⁺	D	C⁻
Montesquieu-Volvestre	3,050	16	B	A	A⁻	B⁻
Rieux-Volvestre	2,639	16	A	A⁻	A	C⁻

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

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 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.