Montaron is older than 99% of compared French towns: a median age of 64.6
The figure for couples with children is 5.6% in Montaron and 25% in the typical compared French town. The town is home to 159 residents in 87 households, by the 2023 Census. For Montaron, the census puts households headed by a retired person at 56%. On households without a car, Montaron sits lower than 65% of compared French towns: 8.2%.
Throughout this page, the Nièvre 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 Montaron
One home in five is a second home
The census counted 29 second homes and occasional dwellings in Montaron, 19% of its 150 homes: higher than in 93% of compared French towns. 100% 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 Montaron’s residents are under 64.6 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 49% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 17% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 37 homes empty (24%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
0.7% of homes are flats, below 99% of compared French towns
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
Without a car: one household in 12, against 11% in the median compared French town. As a reference point, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. Nearly a fifth of homes are second homes, or about one in five. Few places have as many empty homes: 24% here, more than in 99% of compared French towns.
−3% since 2012, a pace below 81% 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
Here the change came as −2% to 2017, then −1% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, −8% in Nièvre.
Residents aged 65 and over: 49%, a higher share than 99% 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
■ Montaron 64.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 7.7%, below 94% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
Single-parent households: 17%, a higher share than 98% of compared French towns
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 Nièvre median and the France median
Living alone · share
The share of one-person households is 44%, against 35% in the typical compared French town. For single-parent households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 10%. Households average 1.8 people.
A median of €19,960 a year per consumption unit
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.
Half of Montaron’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €19,960 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 97% of compared French towns.
17% of households are headed by a manual worker, a share 67% of compared French towns don’t reach
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The wider picture: 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals make up 12% in Montaron, more than in 86% of compared French towns
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.
With immigrants at 11%, Montaron is ahead of 74% of compared French towns on that count. On average, 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.
Montaron sits above 86% of compared French towns for married residents (49%)
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
25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town, against 22% in Montaron. The benchmark for married residents in the typical compared French town: 43%.
Below 99% of compared French towns: 10% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
Compared with 19% in the typical compared French town, 25% of adults out of school have no qualification here. Against that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
The oldest of 41 French towns of 159 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Montaron the oldest (64.6).
No nearby town is as old as Montaron
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montaron | 64.6 | 49% | 19% | 11% |
| La Machine 3,192 · 12.7 mi | 54.8 | 35% | 6.2% | 4% |
| Decize 4,932 · 13.6 mi | 56.7 | 37% | 5.3% | 4.3% |
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 Montaron
What is the population of Montaron?
159 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% fewer than in 2012 (164).
How old are Montaron’s residents?
The median age is 64.6, older than 99% of compared French towns. 9.6% are under 18 and 49% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Montaron?
29, with occasional dwellings: 19% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Montaron?
INSEE counts 17 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 11% of residents, and 18 foreign nationals (12%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Montaron?
€19,960 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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