People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: 9.1% of residents. At 45, the median resident of Lamontgie sits in the middle of the age range.

LamontgiePuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Puy-de-Dôme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lamontgie
	Lamontgie	Puy-de-Dôme median	France median
Under 15	19%	16%	17%
15–24	9.1%	9.7%	11%
25–44	22%	22%	23%
45–64	32%	26%	26%
65+	18%	25%	22%
No diploma	16%	16%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	18%	18%
Higher education	25%	32%	30%

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Ages45 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households290 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad0.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Lamontgie?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Lamontgie keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Lamontgie is Église Notre-Dame de Mailhat. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Notre-Dame de Mailhat 13th & 15th c.

13th c.

oldest protected part

1859

first monument protected

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Age of homes34% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Lamontgie?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Lamontgie than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 3.6%

4%walk, cycle or take transit

Half of residents lived on more than €24,010 a year per consumption unit, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Per resident in work, Lamontgie counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 300 workers). Unemployment runs at 7.9%.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle1%

Public transport0%

jobs based in Lamontgie, 0.2 per working resident

7.9%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,010

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Median income€24,010 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Lamontgie costs less than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.26/m² a month

€8.26/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 28 homes were sold in Lamontgie.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lamontgie€8.26/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Puy-de-Dôme median€11.00/m²

€8.26/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.43 to €10.60/m² a month)

€7.71/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€8.26/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lamontgie

12pages on Lamontgie

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.9 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing28 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Nearby attractions

Château Cocu and 2 more in and around Lamontgie

Heritage in and near Lamontgie. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau Cocu3 km southwest, in Auzat-la-Combelle ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaurecueil4.5 km northwest, in Nonette-Orsonnette ChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Prias1.4 km north, in Bansat

Famous people from Lamontgie

One notable person was born in Lamontgie.

Their page →

Antoine Bonne-ChevantFrench politician · 1769–1851

About Lamontgie

Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Lamontgie is a commune of 643 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire. 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

Population: 643 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire
Département: Puy-de-Dôme (63)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 2.7 sq mi (7.1 km²)
INSEE code: 63185

Lamontgie’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Puy-de-Dôme →

Brassac-les-MinesSainte-FlorineIssoireBrioudeVic-le-ComteLes Martres-de-VeyreLamontgie

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lamontgie	643	—	—	—	—	—
Brassac-les-Mines	3,412	4	B	A	B⁻	C
Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire	3,283	5	A⁻	A	A⁻	C⁻
Issoire	15,115	6.2	C⁺	B	C⁻	C⁺
Brioude Haute-Loire	6,527	13	B⁻	A	D	B
Vic-le-Comte	5,396	13	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁻
Les Martres-de-Veyre	3,826	16	A	A⁻	B⁺	A⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

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.