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A town of 146 in Lozère, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Montbel has none. Second homes make up nearly half of its housing.
The one thing Montbel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montbel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Monument commémoratif de Duguesclin, in Châteauneuf-de-Randon, 3.4 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montbel.
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, between Lozère’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Montbel are older than 47.2.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Montbel | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 11% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,730 a year. 3.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Lozère’s towns (19.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 4 homes were sold in Montbel. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.53/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Montbel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montbel yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Montbel is a commune of 146 people in the Communauté de communes Mont Lozère. 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 November 4, 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.