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Montrol-SénardHaute-Vienne

249 people live in this town in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Montrol-Sénard a good place to live?

Montrol-Sénard has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 30% of homes. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Montrol-Sénard stand out

The 2 things Montrol-Sénard does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle des Morts Saint-Jean-L'Evangéliste
Chapelle des Morts Saint-Jean-L'Evangéliste · Classé · Photo: Fourgeaudg · CC BY-SA 3.0
Montrol-Sénard’s story

Montrol-Sénard in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Montrol-Sénard: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

François-Raymond Duval, born in 1756, is the one person born in Montrol-Sénard before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1978First protected: Église Saint-Julien
  • 1979Most recently protected: Chapelle des Morts Saint-Jean-L'Evangéliste
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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Montrol-Sénard: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Julien: Photo: Alex Hudghton · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle des Morts Saint-Jean-L'Evangéliste: Photo: Fourgeaudg · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montrol-Sénard.

Who lives here

Children make up only 12% of Montrol-Sénard, fewer than in Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

54.2median age

Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.1% of the town. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above both Haute-Vienne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults.

Montrol-SénardHaute-Vienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montrol-Sénard
Montrol-SénardHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Under 1512%16%17%
15–247.1%9.2%11%
25–4418%20%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+30%27%22%
No diploma19%17%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education26%30%30%

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

History

Montrol-Sénard keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 44% built before 1919

4historic monuments

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

Among the classé monuments in Montrol-Sénard is Chapelle des Morts Saint-Jean-L'Evangéliste. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in the town: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3
Inscrit1
10th c.
oldest protected part
1978
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Montrol-Sénard, 14.7%, runs above Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

9%walk, cycle or take transit

Montrol-Sénard holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) yet lower than compared French towns (13.4%).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Montrol-Sénard, 0.4 per working resident
14.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Montrol-Sénard than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.57/m² a month

€7.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Montrol-Sénard recorded 17 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.07/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montrol-Sénard€7.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Vienne median€10.01/m²
€7.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.89 to €9.73/m² a month)
€7.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montrol-Sénard

12pages on Montrol-Sénard
Nearby attractions

1 - La maison « Chabatz d’Entrar » et son étable-cellier and 22 more in and around Montrol-Sénard

Museums and heritage in and near Montrol-Sénard. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Montrol-Sénard

One notable person was born in Montrol-Sénard.

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About Montrol-Sénard

Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Montrol-Sénard is a commune of 249 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Limousin en Marche. 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
249 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Haut Limousin en Marche
Département
Haute-Vienne (87)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
10.6 sq mi (27.4 km²)
INSEE code
87100

Montrol-Sénard’s 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-Vienne →
Oradour-sur-GlaneBellacSaint-JunienConfolensVerneuil-sur-VienneRochechouartOradour-sur-GlaneBellacSaint-JunienConfolensVerneuil-sur-VienneRochechouartMontrol-Sénard
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montrol-Sénard249—————
Oradour-sur-Glane2,5507.1—A−—B+
Bellac3,5378.1A−AC−B+
Saint-Junien11,4159.5A−AB−B
Confolens Charente2,73014BAC+D−
Verneuil-sur-Vienne4,90315A+BA+A−
Rochechouart3,60315AAAB+

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.