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A town in Lot, Occitanie, home to 117 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Montbrun is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 39% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 36% of residents.
The 2 things Montbrun does most differently from other towns.
Montbrun has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.
45% 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 Montbrun.
10% are under 15, below both Lot’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 36% of the population. At 56.5, the median resident of Montbrun sits in the middle of the age range.
45% women, 55% men
About 82 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
| Montbrun | Lot median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 11% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 35% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Montbrun is Ruines du château.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 7.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Lot’s towns (18.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,910 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The market in Montbrun: 2 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Montbrun has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
Site archéologique du dolmen des Aguals ou de la Combe de l'Ours: Photo: Manup13 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ruines du château: Photo: Michel Chanaud · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montbrun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbrun | 117 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Figeac | 9,793 | 9.5 | C+ | B− | D | C+ |
| Capdenac-Gare Aveyron | 4,440 | 9.6 | A | A | C+ | B |
| Villefranche-de-Rouergue Aveyron | 11,271 | 12 | B+ | A− | C | B |
| Aubin Aveyron | 3,444 | 17 | B | A+ | A+ | C+ |
| Decazeville Aveyron | 5,020 | 18 | C | A | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Montbrun is a commune of 117 people in the Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac. 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 October 30, 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.