Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 114 residents.
Montambert has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 42% of homes. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The 2 things Montambert does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Montambert; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montambert.
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, between Nièvre’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Montambert are older than 54.
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Montambert | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 32% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Montambert; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €23,460 a year per consumption unit, close to Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 15.7% of working residents in Montambert didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Montambert has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Prieuré Saint-Pierre (ancien): Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montambert 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montambert | 114 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bourbon-Lancy Saône-et-Loire | 4,674 | 10 | A+ | A+ | A | B |
| Decize | 4,932 | 11 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| La Machine | 3,192 | 14 | A− | A+ | A | C− |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre Allier | 2,959 | 16 | A− | A+ | A+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Montambert is a commune of 114 people in the Communauté de communes Bazois Loire Morvan. 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.