FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
France›Landes›Nouvelle-Aquitaine

MontégutLandes

A town of 79 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Montégut a good place to live?

Montégut is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Montégut stand out

The one thing Montégut does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Laurent
Église Saint-Laurent · Inscrit · Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Montégut’s story

Montégut in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Montégut; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2001First protected: Église Saint-Laurent
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montégut.

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Montégut, fewer than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 13% of the town. 32% of residents are 65 or over, above both Landes’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up a fifth of adults.

48.5median age
MontégutLandes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%
CAP or BEP39%
Baccalauréat28%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Montégut
MontégutLandes medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–2413%8.9%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6420%27%26%
65+32%28%22%
No diploma7.8%16%19%
CAP or BEP39%27%26%
Baccalauréat28%20%18%
Higher education20%28%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Montégut: 33% were built before 1919, more than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Montégut; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
15th c.
oldest protected part
2001
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 2.9% of commuters in Montégut go to work without a car, fewer than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns

At the census, 8.8% of working residents in Montégut didn’t travel to work at all. Unemployment runs at 10.5%.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
0
jobs based in Montégut, 0.2 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Montégut costs less than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.98/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

2 houses and apartments changed hands in Montégut from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montégut€10.98/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Landes median€13.01/m²
€10.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.72 to €13.83/m² a month)
€7.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Maniban and 6 more in and around Montégut

Heritage in and near Montégut. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montégut

12pages on Montégut

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Montégut; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Maison La Salle dite maison du Gouverneur: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Laurent: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Montégut

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montégut yet.

How we find them →

Montégut’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Landes →
Villeneuve-de-MarsanAire-sur-l'AdourMont-de-MarsanEauzeSaint-Pierre-du-MontVilleneuve-de-MarsanAire-sur-l'AdourMont-de-MarsanEauzeSaint-Pierre-du-MontMontégut
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montégut79—————
Villeneuve-de-Marsan2,5085.6—B−—B
Aire-sur-l'Adour6,21112B+B+B−C−
Mont-de-Marsan31,59214C+B−DB−
Eauze Gers4,10815ABAB−
Saint-Pierre-du-Mont10,09215B+C+BB+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Montégut

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Montégut is a commune of 79 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Villeneuve en Armagnac Landais. 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

Population
79 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Villeneuve en Armagnac Landais
Département
Landes (40)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
1.8 sq mi (4.8 km²)
INSEE code
40193

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.