Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest subject is jobs & income: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 10.0% unemployment. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 46% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes go for a median €1,495/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Montcresson 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 Montcresson 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 Montcresson.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Montcresson is harder to get around on foot than 92% of compared French towns
At the census, 3.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Loiret’s towns (13.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,040 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Montcresson, 0.3 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 8% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Montcresson’s grade for cost of living: a B
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.22/m² a month, below Loiret’s towns (€11.99/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. From July 2023 to June 2026, 49 homes were sold in Montcresson. Among the homes sold, 98% were houses.
€1,495/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montcresson€1,495/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,487/m²
48
€11.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.97 to €14.04/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,950
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Canaux et Forêts en Gâtinais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Montcresson has fewer young adults than Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, higher than both Loiret’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 17% of residents. Ages in Montcresson split evenly at 47: half are older, half younger.
47median age
MontcressonLoiret medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Montcresson keeps more of its old housing than Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919
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 Montcresson is Église Saint-Léger. On the Culture ministry’s list, Montcresson counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Montcresson sees 91 deaths per 100 expected, against 87 in Loiret’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
115 deaths in Montcresson between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 126: 9% below. 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. The nearest emergency department to Montcresson is Centre hospitalier de L Agglomeration Montargoise, 5.7 mi away.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Montcresson · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de L Agglomeration Montargoise
5.7 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
Montcresson has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The commonest graded crime in Montcresson was criminal damage (2025). For 2025, the figures show 6 offenses in the town. Graded property crimes ran at 10.2 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 5 (2023–2025 average).
5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage6
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
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.
5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
68.8%
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 family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles, 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, 68.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de la Forêt and 3 more in and around Montcresson
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Montcresson. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montcresson
Is Montcresson safe?
Montcresson has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Montcresson expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montcresson grades B for cost of living.
About Montcresson
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Montcresson is a commune of 1,262 people in the Communauté de communes Canaux et Forêts en Gâtinais. 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
1,262 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Canaux et Forêts en Gâtinais
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.
