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A town of 1,020 in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire.
Montjean has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,506/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Laval Agglomération. Its strongest is health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 42% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Montjean does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montjean with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Montjean as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Logis de L'Epinay, in Cossé-le-Vivien, 4 mi away.
15% 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 Montjean.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Mayenne, women can expect to live 86.5 years and men 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 71 deaths in Montjean from 2016 to 2025; there were 41, 42% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Montjean is Centre hospitalier de Laval, 9.1 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
At the census, 2.6% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs based in Montjean number 150, against 500 residents in work (0.3 per worker). 5.5% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Mayenne’s towns (6.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
37 sales of houses and apartments in Montjean, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,506/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €9.41/m² a month, close to Mayenne’s towns (€9.49/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.30/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,506/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
22% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Mayenne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 21% of the population. Half the people of Montjean are older than 38.9.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Montjean | Mayenne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Montjean 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 Montjean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montjean | 1,020 | — | — | A | — | A+ |
| Loiron-Ruillé | 2,758 | 4 | — | A− | — | A |
| Cossé-le-Vivien | 3,174 | 4.7 | A− | A | A+ | C− |
| Saint-Berthevin | 7,479 | 7.5 | A+ | B− | B− | A |
| L'Huisserie | 4,672 | 8.8 | A+ | B+ | A+ | B− |
| Argentré-du-Plessis Ille-et-Vilaine | 4,633 | 9.4 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Laval | 49,400 | 9.7 | B | B− | D | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Montjean has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,506/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montjean grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Montjean is a commune of 1,020 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Laval Agglomération. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.