Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is another plus — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B for jobs & income and B− for walkability. Homes go for a median €1,969/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Montlivault 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 Montlivault 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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than Montlivault’s ages would predict, 81 per 100 expected, under Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 120 deaths in Montlivault from 2016 to 2025; there were 97, 19% fewer. At birth, a girl in Loir-et-Cher can expect 85.2 years and a boy 80.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. There is one general practitioner here.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw81
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Montlivault · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
4.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Blois
85.2 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loir-et-Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are less common in Montlivault than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: 21% of adults
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, close to Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for just over a quarter of residents. Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
47.1median age
MontlivaultLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Montlivault: 22% were built before 1919, more than in both Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Montlivault has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Unemployment in Montlivault, 5.7%, runs below Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 4.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Montlivault has 200 jobs for 600 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Median disposable income is €26,670 a year for each consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
200
jobs based in Montlivault, 0.3 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 49% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montlivault
Is Montlivault safe?
Montlivault has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Montlivault expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montlivault grades A− for cost of living.
About Montlivault
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Montlivault is a commune of 1,293 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Chambord. 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.
