Half of Montcarra is under 35.4, younger than 96% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM); in Montcarra, 2.6%. There were 230 households in the town at the 2023 Census, home to 612 residents. Households headed by a retired person make up about one in six here (18%). On second homes, Montcarra sits higher than 84% of compared French towns: 7.5%.
Throughout this page, the Isère median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Montcarra
A town of families
42% of households are couples with children and 11% single parents with children; 27% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
A young town
Half of Montcarra’s residents are under 35.4 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 27% are under 15 and 11% are 65 or older. Ages ↓
Growing fast
Montcarra had 495 residents at the 2012 census and 612 in 2023, up 24%: faster growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, Montcarra outgrew 93% of compared French towns: +24%
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The median Isère town changed +7% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +7% and the next six +15%.
Montcarra ranks below 98% of compared French towns on residents aged 65 and over: 11%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Montcarra 35.4. The median compared French town: 44.
By its share of residents aged 15 to 24 (8.6%), Montcarra is below 87% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Montcarra ranks above 99% of compared French towns on couples with children: 42%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Isère median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.7 people in the average household. Fewer one-person households than in 96% of compared French towns: 24%. The share of couples with children in the typical compared French town is 25%. Single-parent households: 11% here and 10% in the typical compared French town.
Households without a car make up 3.4% in Montcarra, less than in 97% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
4.3% of homes stand empty; in the typical compared French town the figure is 6.7%. Compared with other places, flats are scarce here: 5%, fewer than in 95% of compared French towns. The benchmark for households without a car in the typical compared French town: 11%.
The median resident lives on €28,250 a year per consumption unit
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €28,250 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 73% of compared French towns.
More households headed by a manual worker than 84% of compared French towns: 20%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town, against 16% in Montcarra. The comparison figure for households headed by a manual worker is 14% in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals: 0.8%, a lower share than 96% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Isère has 8%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 89% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 45: 2.2% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
52% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 96% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Compared with 25% in the typical compared French town, nearly a fifth of residents 15 and over are single here. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
Only 11% of adults out of school have no qualification in Montcarra
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
36% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The youngest of 41 French towns of 612 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Montcarra (35.4), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
No nearby town is as young as Montcarra
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcarra | 35.4 | 11% | 7.5% | 2.2% |
| Saint-Chef 3,921 · 2.5 mi | 43.3 | 19% | 2.1% | 4.1% |
| Cessieu 3,259 · 3.2 mi | 40.2 | 16% | 1.9% | 4.8% |
| Ruy-Montceau 4,805 · 3.6 mi | 47.1 | 22% | 1.1% | 5.1% |
| La Tour-du-Pin 8,111 · 3.8 mi | 42 | 22% | 1.7% | 17% |
| Saint-Savin 4,323 · 4 mi | 43.8 | 18% | 1.3% | 3.7% |
| Dolomieu 3,173 · 4.3 mi | 44.9 | 21% | 4.5% | 3.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Montcarra
What is the population of Montcarra?
612 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 24% more than in 2012 (495).
How old are Montcarra’s residents?
The median age is 35.4, younger than 96% of compared French towns. 31% are under 18 and 11% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Montcarra?
19, with occasional dwellings: 7.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Montcarra?
INSEE counts 14 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.2% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (0.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Montcarra?
€28,250 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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