Second homes make up 50% in Montvalent, more than in 97% of compared French towns
Residents aged 15 to 24: 3.6% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census put Montvalent’s population at 314, in 160 households. The share of households headed by a manual worker stands at 6.2%. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Lot median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Montvalent
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 170 second homes and occasional dwellings in Montvalent, 50% of its 350 homes: higher than in 97% of compared French towns. 73% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Montvalent’s residents are under 53.2 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 25% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.8% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Montvalent ranks below 90% of compared French towns on empty homes: 3.8%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 13% of homes are flats here. Households without a car make up about one in 16 here (6.2%). The comparison figure for empty homes is 6.7% in the typical compared French town.
+5% since 2012: slower than 51% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Half of Montvalent is over 53.2, older than 91% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Montvalent 53.2. The median compared French town: 44.
25% of residents are 65 or over, against 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
Montvalent ranks below 99% of compared French towns on single-parent households: 3.1%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Lot median and the France median
Living alone · share
A household here holds 1.9 people on average. Single-parent households make up 10% in the typical compared French town. Couples with children are rarer here than in 64% of compared French towns. Two in five households are one person living alone; in the typical compared French town the figure is 35%.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,380 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The median standard of living in Montvalent is €24,380 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 67% of compared French towns.
In Montvalent, 40% of households are headed by a retired person, more than in 85% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%; Montvalent has 6.3%. Typically, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Montvalent sits below 66% of compared French towns for foreign nationals (2.9%)
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Lot has 9.5%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 59% of compared French towns. The share of immigrants stands at 5.5%. The usual figure: 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 18% in Montvalent, less than in 98% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Census figures put married residents at 43% in Montvalent. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Montvalent ranks below 76% of compared French towns on adults with no qualification: 14%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
The figure for graduates of higher education is 35% in Montvalent and 30% in the typical compared French town. For adults with no qualification, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 19%.
Among 41 French towns of 314 to 2,582 people, the 7th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Nearby, 3 of 4 towns have older populations than Montvalent
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montvalent | 53.2 | 25% | 50% | 5.5% |
| Souillac 3,192 · 7.6 mi | 52.6 | 35% | 12% | 13% |
| Gramat 3,512 · 8.4 mi | 55.1 | 36% | 9.4% | 9.5% |
| Saint-Céré 3,429 · 13 mi | 54.6 | 36% | 7.6% | 8% |
| Gourdon 4,206 · 15.5 mi | 59.4 | 40% | 13% | 9.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Montvalent
What is the population of Montvalent?
314 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (300).
How old are Montvalent’s residents?
The median age is 53.2, older than 91% of compared French towns. 16% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Montvalent?
170, with occasional dwellings: 50% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Montvalent?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 5.5% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (2.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Montvalent?
€24,380 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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