Montusclat has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 39% of homes. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
What makes Montusclat stand out
The 2 things Montusclat does most differently from other towns.
Maison Sauron: Photo: Humbert Escarlat · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montusclat.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Montusclat than in Haute-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 9.2% are under 15
56.7median age
28% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Haute-Loire’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Montusclat in two is 56.7. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
MontusclatHaute-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Montusclat: 42% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Montusclat has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Montusclat are out of work than in Haute-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.0%
2%walk, cycle or take transit
Median disposable income comes to €24,400 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 1.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Montusclat, 0.4 per working resident
5.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Montusclat is a commune of 125 people in the Communauté de communes Mézenc-Loire-Meygal. 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
125 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Mézenc-Loire-Meygal
Département
Haute-Loire (43)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
4.1 sq mi (10.5 km²)
INSEE code
43143
Montusclat’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.
