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It is a town of 629 residents in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Montregard is too small for the grades other French towns get. 24% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Montregard does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montregard as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Dunières, 4.1 mi away.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Montregard is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montregard.
26% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). Montregard has a median age of 50.4 years. Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Montregard | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.7% of commuters at the census. 250 jobs are based in Montregard, for 250 working residents (0.8 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €24,340 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Montregard: 15 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Montregard. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Montregard.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montregard is a commune of 629 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Pays du Velay Communauté. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montregard | 629 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tence | 3,111 | 3.8 | — | A | — | C |
| Dunières | 2,670 | 3.9 | — | A | — | C+ |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon | 2,501 | 7.1 | — | A− | — | B |
| Sainte-Sigolène | 6,097 | 8 | A+ | A | A+ | B− |
| Saint-Didier-en-Velay | 3,523 | 11 | A+ | A | A+ | B |
| Yssingeaux | 7,415 | 11 | A | A− | B | 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 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.