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In Lot, Occitanie, this town has 292 residents.

Is Montcléra a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Montcléra has none. Second homes make up 17% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 42% of residents.

What makes Montcléra stand out

The 2 things Montcléra does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Classé · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0
Montcléra’s story

Montcléra in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Montcléra counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montcléra.

Who lives here

Montcléra has fewer young adults than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5% are 15 to 24

Children are nearly a tenth of the town. People 65 and over make up just over two fifths of the town, above both Lot’s towns (35%) and compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Montcléra in two is 59.9.

59.9median age
MontcléraLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montcléra
MontcléraLot medianFrance median
Under 158.9%11%17%
15–245.5%8.8%11%
25–4413%19%23%
45–6431%25%26%
65+42%35%22%
No diploma22%21%19%
CAP or BEP31%24%26%
Baccalauréat13%19%18%
Higher education27%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Montcléra keeps more of its old housing than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
16th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Montcléra than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 2.9%

The median disposable income was €21,110 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Lot’s towns (€24,345) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 8.9%. Jobs located in Montcléra: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.7 each).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Montcléra, 0.7 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Montcléra than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.05/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Montcléra recorded 14 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.62/m² a month.

€9.05/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montcléra€9.05/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€9.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.09 to €11.56/m² a month)
€7.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Montcléra and 5 more in and around Montcléra

Heritage and museums in and near Montcléra. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Montcléra

12pages on Montcléra

Landmarks

Montcléra has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Montcléra

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montcléra yet.

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Montcléra’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Lot →
PrayssacGourdonPradinesFumelMontayralCahorsPrayssacGourdonPradinesFumelMontayralCahorsMontcléra
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montcléra292—————
Prayssac2,5197.9CB−CB+
Gourdon4,20612B+A−CC+
Pradines3,61714B+B−A+C+
Fumel Lot-et-Garonne4,69014C−AC−C
Montayral Lot-et-Garonne2,65415B+AAB−
Cahors20,05016C+BC−B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Montcléra

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Montcléra is a commune of 292 people in the Communauté de communes Cazals-Salviac. 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
292 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cazals-Salviac
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
8.1 sq mi (20.9 km²)
INSEE code
46200

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.