1.2% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households have no car; in Monteynard, 4.1%. Nearly a quarter of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns. The town had 502 residents in 220 households at the 2023 census. Locally, 6.2% of homes are second homes.
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 Monteynard
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 6.8% single parents with children; 19% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Monteynard changed by +1% from 2012 to 2023, behind 65% of compared French towns
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 first five years brought −2%; the six to 2023, +3%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Isère town +7%.
A smaller share of residents aged 65 and over than 89% of compared French towns: 16%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Monteynard 40.4. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Monteynard is 40.4, lower than in 77% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town. In Monteynard, nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Monteynard sits above 90% of compared French towns for couples with children (34%)
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
Households here average 2.3 people each. Elsewhere, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. At 6.8%, the share of single-parent households is lower than in 91% of compared French towns.
Below 84% of compared French towns: 5.5% of households rent social housing (HLM)
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
6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town, against 10% in Monteynard. Set beside that, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €29,060 a year
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 €29,060 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 79% of compared French towns.
Monteynard ranks below 94% of compared French towns on households headed by a retired person: 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
The figure for households headed by a manager or professional is 16% in Monteynard and 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Households headed by a manual worker are rarer here than in 52% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 32% of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 2% of residents are immigrants in Monteynard
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 92% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. For Monteynard, the census puts foreign nationals at 0.8%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 22% in Monteynard, less than in 82% 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
In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in Monteynard, 46%. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of adults with no qualification than 98% of compared French towns: 8.3%
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
The share of graduates of higher education tops 74% of compared French towns: 38%. Against that, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 502 to 2,582 people, the 4th youngest
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 Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Monteynard
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monteynard | 40.4 | 16% | 6.2% | 2% |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers 2,699 · 4.5 mi | 43 | 21% | 1.5% | 4% |
| Vif 8,530 · 5.6 mi | 44.2 | 20% | 1.5% | 5.1% |
| La Mure 4,963 · 6.3 mi | 49.5 | 30% | 5.1% | 8.2% |
| Champ-sur-Drac 3,335 · 7.5 mi | 44.9 | 23% | 1.2% | 6.1% |
| Vizille 7,292 · 8 mi | 44 | 23% | 2.4% | 8% |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset 8,542 · 8.5 mi | 35.8 | 15% | 1.4% | 5.5% |
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 Monteynard
What is the population of Monteynard?
502 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% more than in 2012 (496).
How old are Monteynard’s residents?
The median age is 40.4, younger than 77% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 16% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Monteynard?
16, with occasional dwellings: 6.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Monteynard?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (0.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Monteynard?
€29,060 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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