Several subjects drag its grade down. Crime runs high: an average of 20.2 recorded violent incidents and 26.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Taken together, its subjects give Montargis a D overall, better than nearly a tenth of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,403/m² takes 4.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Montargoise et Rives du Loing (AME). Its best grade is for walkability (A+) — 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 37% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Jobs & income is weaker too (D) — 1.4 jobs per working resident; 24.4% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Montargis 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montargis.
Safety
Montargis records more crime per resident than 98% of compared French towns
For 2025, the figures show 734 offenses in Montargis. This Loiret town ranks last of the 43 compared towns in Loiret on the Safety Grade. With 7,050 jobs for 5,050 working residents, Montargis draws people in from neighbouring communes. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
20.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage205
Family violence170
Other physical violence119
Burglary82
Sexual violence67
Theft from vehicles66
Vehicle theft25
Drug use186
Theft without violence185
Fraud76
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
20.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
26.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
734
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
37.4% of commuters in Montargis go to work without a car, more than in both Loiret’s towns and compared French towns
Households’ median disposable income: €18,280 a year per consumption unit. 24.4% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Loiret’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Public transport took nearly a fifth of Montargis’ working residents to work at the census.
37%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving58%
Public transport19%
On foot15%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
7,050
jobs based in Montargis, 1.4 per working resident
24.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€18,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Montargis run higher than in 83% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its four care homes for older people (365 places) count their residents as Montargis’; allowing for them, deaths were 2% above expected. From 2016 to 2025, 2,216 residents of Montargis died, against 1,790 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% more. In Loiret, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.4 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. This Loiret town has 18 family doctors.
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw124
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
18
GPs in Montargis · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de L Agglomeration Montargoise
1.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de L Agglomeration Montargoise
85.4 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loiret, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Montargis is Église de la Madeleine. Relative to its size, Montargis keeps 5.4 protected monuments per 10,000 residents.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
83.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the six collèges within 5 km, 0.9 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Montargis is 89.3%, below both Loiret’s towns (91.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On school results, the town ranks #23 of 48 in Loiret. At the three general lycées, 95% of 810 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
Buying in Montargis costs less than in both Loiret’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €1,403/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €1,553/m² in Montargis, apartments for €1,340/m². For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.30/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.38/m² a month, lower than both Loiret’s towns (€11.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,403/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montargis€1,403/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,553/m²
208
Apartments
€1,340/m²
395
€11.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.22 to €14.04/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.30/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,850
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Montargoise et Rives du Loing (AME)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Montargis hold a degree than in Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 23%
People aged 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. Children under 15 make up 19%, close to Loiret’s towns (18%) and above compared French towns (17%). The age that splits Montargis in two is 40.7.
40.7median age
MontargisLoiret medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
Église de la Madeleine: Photo: Zewan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Caserne Gudin: Photo: Gzen92 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison double: Photo: Frank SELESNIEW (Mariedofra) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien couvent des Ursulines, ancien hôpital: Photo: Frank SELESNIEW (Mariedofra) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Anne-Louis Girodet: Anne-Louis Girodet, Public domain · Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de La Motte, madame Guyon: Élisabeth Sophie Chéron, Public domain · Stéphane Robert: Tatiana from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Patricia Petibon: GuyFrancis, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Charles Étienne Gudin: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Franck Gava: PSGMAG.NET, CC BY 2.0
Montargis’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montargis
Is Montargis safe?
It grades D− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 82 burglaries and 205 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Montargis good?
They grade C, better than 35% of compared French towns and #23 of 48 in Loiret. The lycée stands out: 97% of 381 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Durzy in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montargis expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montargis grades B− for cost of living.
About Montargis
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Montargis is a commune of 14,825 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Montargoise et Rives du Loing (AME). 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
14,825 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Montargoise et Rives du Loing (AME)
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.
