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MontfauconLot

Population 584: a town in Lot, Occitanie.

Population

584

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.63

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,450

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

13%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Montfaucon a good place to live?

Montfaucon isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 27% of its housing. Over-65s are 43% of the population.

What makes Montfaucon stand out

The 2 things Montfaucon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

43% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 60.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église · Classé · Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 3.0

Montfaucon’s story

Montfaucon in pictures

Montfaucon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1936.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Montfaucon before 1900, the earliest Jean-Victor Frond, in 1821.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montfaucon.

Who lives here

Montfaucon has fewer young adults than Lot’s towns or compared French towns: 4.3% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 7.8%, lower than both Lot’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (17%). 43% of residents are 65 or over. The median resident of Montfaucon is 60.8 years old.

60.8median age

MontfauconLot medianFrance median

Lot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

43%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%

CAP or BEP27%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Montfaucon
	Montfaucon	Lot median	France median
Under 15	7.8%	11%	17%
15–24	4.3%	8.8%	11%
25–44	17%	19%	23%
45–64	27%	25%	26%
65+	43%	35%	22%
No diploma	22%	21%	19%
CAP or BEP	27%	24%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	19%	18%
Higher education	26%	26%	30%

Full pageMontfaucon’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages60.8 median age · 43% are 65 or over Households210 households · 2 people per household Born abroad7.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Montfaucon?”

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

History

Old homes shape Montfaucon: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

13th c.

oldest protected part

1936

first monument protected

Full pageMontfaucon’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes30% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Montfaucon?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Montfaucon are out of work than in Lot’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.8%

Per resident in work, Montfaucon counts 1.6 jobs (350 jobs, 200 workers). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 13.4% of commuters at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €24,450 a year per consumption unit, about level with Lot’s towns (€24,345) and below compared French towns (€25,970).

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%

On foot12%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

Public transport0%

350

jobs based in Montfaucon, 1.6 per working resident

6.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,450

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here350 jobs based here · 1.6 per working resident Getting to work13% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,450 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Montfaucon is €10.63/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €7.94/m² a month. 14 houses and apartments changed hands in Montfaucon from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.63/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montfaucon€10.63/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Lot median€10.36/m²

€10.63/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.61 to €13.13/m² a month)

€7.94/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMontfaucon’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.63/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montfaucon

12pages on Montfaucon

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10 mi away Work & commute350 jobs based here Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 60.8 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Classé

Église Saint-MartinChurch · 12th & 14th c. · in Séniergues, 1.3 mi

Classé

Dolmen des CloupsDolmen · Prehistory · in Ginouillac, 3 mi

Classé

Dolmen des FossesDolmen · in Soucirac, 3.8 mi

Classé

Église et presbytèreChurch · 12th–16th c. · in Soulomès, 4 mi

Famous people from Montfaucon

2 notable people were born in Montfaucon.

Their page →

Paul BourdarieFrench explorer (1864-1950)

Jean-Victor FrondFrench photographer (1821-1881)

Montfaucon’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 →

GourdonGramatSouillacPradinesCahorsMontfaucon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Montfaucon	584	—	—	—	—	—
Gourdon	4,206	9.8	B⁺	A⁻	C	C⁺
Gramat	3,512	10	B⁻	B⁺	B⁺	B⁻
Souillac	3,192	15	B⁺	A	D	C⁺
Pradines	3,617	17	B⁺	B⁻	A⁺	C⁺
Cahors	20,050	17	C⁺	B	C⁻	B⁻

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

About Montfaucon

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Montfaucon is a commune of 584 people in the Communauté de communes du Causse de Labastide-Murat. 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: 584 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Causse de Labastide-Murat
Département: Lot (46)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 10.2 sq mi (26.4 km²)
INSEE code: 46204

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.