Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 189 people live in this town, in Hérault, Occitanie.
Montoulieu is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 27% of its housing.
The one thing Montoulieu does most differently from other towns.
Montoulieu has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montoulieu.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Montoulieu has 1 historic monument 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
Among adults, 43% have a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.4% of residents, below Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Line up the people of Montoulieu by age and the one in the middle is 41.2.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Montoulieu | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.7% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €22,380 a year per consumption unit. Montoulieu has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.7 per worker. 9.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and below compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 1 homes in Montoulieu.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Montoulieu. Best known first.
Montoulieu has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Castellas de Montoulieu: Photo: Anthony Morel · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montoulieu yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montoulieu | 189 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort Gard | 3,737 | 4.1 | C− | B+ | B− | D |
| Ganges | 3,724 | 4.2 | C− | B− | D | D |
| Saint-Martin-de-Londres | 2,696 | 10 | — | B− | — | A |
| Le Vigan Gard | 3,863 | 10 | C | B | C− | D− |
| Quissac Gard | 3,528 | 10 | C | C | A− | B− |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers | 4,979 | 12 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Montoulieu is a commune of 189 people in the Communauté de communes des Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises. 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 October 30, 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.