Montfort-en-Chalosse’s strongest is schools (A): brevet results a point above the expected rate. Where it falls short is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €1,721/m² costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Terres de Chalosse. It also trails on jobs & income: 1.6 jobs per working resident; 12.2% unemployment.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Montfort-en-Chalosse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Montfort-en-Chalosse with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 32% of people in Montfort-en-Chalosse are 65 or over, more than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of residents, above Landes’ towns (8.9%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 16% of residents. Half of Montfort-en-Chalosse is older than 49.7, half younger.
49.7median age
Montfort-en-ChalosseLandes medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C−
Montfort-en-Chalosse has a higher adjusted death rate than three in four compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 4 general practitioners in Montfort-en-Chalosse. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Montfort-en-Chalosse records 99 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 207 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 298, 44% more. The nearest emergency department to Montfort-en-Chalosse is Centre hospitalier de Dax, 10 mi away.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw144
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Montfort-en-Chalosse · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Dax
10 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Dax
85.5 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Landes, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Renting in Montfort-en-Chalosse costs less than in Landes’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.88/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
40 sales of houses and apartments in Montfort-en-Chalosse, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,721/m². A house rents for an estimated €7.86/m² a month. The sales split: 90% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,721/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montfort-en-Chalosse€1,721/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Landes median€3,172/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,778/m²
36
€10.88/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.76 to €13.53/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,950
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Terres de Chalosse
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Montfort-en-Chalosse keeps more of its old housing than Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Montfort-en-Chalosse; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Money is tighter in Montfort-en-Chalosse than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,660 a year per consumption unit
12.2% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.5% of commuters at the census.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
700
jobs based in Montfort-en-Chalosse, 1.6 per working resident
12.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 45% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montfort-en-Chalosse
Is Montfort-en-Chalosse safe?
Montfort-en-Chalosse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 4.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Montfort-en-Chalosse good?
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montfort-en-Chalosse expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,721/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montfort-en-Chalosse grades B for cost of living.
About Montfort-en-Chalosse
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montfort-en-Chalosse is a commune of 1,242 people in the Communauté de communes Terres de Chalosse. 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.
