Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
104 people call this town in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur home.
There are no grades for Montjay: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 54% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up two in five residents.
The 2 things Montjay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montjay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Prieuré (ancien), in Saint-André-de-Rosans, 4.8 mi away.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montjay.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 1.9% of residents. People 65 and over make up 40% of the town, above Hautes-Alpes’ towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults.
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Alpes 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Montjay | Hautes-Alpes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 1.9% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Alpes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 11.4%, above both Hautes-Alpes’ towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Sales in Montjay from July 2023 to June 2026: 5 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Montjay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 3 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Montjay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montjay | 104 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laragne-Montéglin | 3,549 | 11 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Veynes | 3,214 | 16 | B+ | C+ | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Montjay is a commune of 104 people in the Communauté de communes du Sisteronais-Buëch. 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
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 8, 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.