Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montaut.
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Montaut, fewer than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, lower than Landes’ towns (28%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Graduates make up 27% of adults.
52.9median age
MontautLandes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Montaut keeps more of its old housing than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Montaut has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Saint-Pierre de Brocas. The protected list starts in the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Montaut walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 7.3%
Jobs located in Montaut: 250, for 250 residents in work (1 each). Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Montaut didn’t travel to work at all.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Montaut, 1 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Montaut
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montaut is a commune of 594 people in the Communauté de communes Chalosse Tursan. 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
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.
