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In Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 451 residents.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Monbalen has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Monbalen as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Hautefage-la-Tour, 2.7 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Monbalen is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monbalen.
Degrees are held by 27% of adults, above Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (23%) but below compared French towns (30%). The share of residents under 15 is 18%. The median resident of Monbalen is 42.2 years old.
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Monbalen | Lot-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
A tenth of the labour force are out of work. 100 jobs are based in Monbalen, for 200 working residents (0.4 per worker). Public transport took 3.6% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 9 homes in Monbalen.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Monbalen. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Monbalen yet.
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Monbalen is a commune of 451 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Villeneuvois. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monbalen | 451 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pujols | 3,769 | 5.2 | B+ | B | A | B− |
| Pont-du-Casse | 4,191 | 6.3 | A | B | C+ | A− |
| Foulayronnes | 5,476 | 6.7 | A | B+ | A | B+ |
| Villeneuve-sur-Lot | 22,350 | 7 | B− | A− | C | C+ |
| Bias | 2,977 | 7.2 | A | A− | A | B+ |
| Bon-Encontre | 6,530 | 8.4 | A− | B− | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.