Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Monestier.
History
Old homes shape Le Monestier: 44% were built before 1919, more than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Le Monestier is Église Saint-Antoine. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Le Monestier has fewer young adults than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9% are 15 to 24
A fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 35% have a degree. Le Monestier has a median age of 45.2 years.
45.2median age
Le MonestierPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Incomes in Le Monestier run lower than in both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns and compared French towns: a median €24,570 a year per consumption unit
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 8.0% of commuters travelled at the census.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Le Monestier, 0.2 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Le Monestier
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Monestier is a commune of 242 people in the Communauté de communes Ambert Livradois Forez. 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
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.
