Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
729 people call this town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Monteaux falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for just over one in ten homes. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents.
The 2 things Monteaux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Monteaux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1976.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monteaux.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. 7.9% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Half the people of Monteaux are older than 52.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Monteaux | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Monteaux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
50 jobs are based in Monteaux, for 350 working residents (0.2 per worker). 8.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. At the census, 3.6% of working residents in Monteaux didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 8.5 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Joseph CrochetonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 132 | 85%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.28/m² a month. The market in Monteaux: 26 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Monteaux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Monteaux yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monteaux | 729 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Veuzain-sur-Loire | 3,333 | 2.9 | B | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Amboise Indre-et-Loire | 12,937 | 8.1 | C− | C+ | D | B+ |
| Nazelles-Négron Indre-et-Loire | 3,776 | 8.2 | B | B | B+ | B |
| Chailles | 2,726 | 9.7 | A | B | B+ | B+ |
| Montrichard Val de Cher | 3,611 | 10 | C+ | A− | C | B− |
| La Croix-en-Touraine Indre-et-Loire | 2,543 | 11 | B+ | B | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Monteaux is a commune of 729 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Blois «Agglopolys». 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
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 November 4, 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.