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Home to 578 people, this town lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Mons isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Just 16% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Mons does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Mons; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Mons; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mons.
Among adults, 27% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 22%, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Mons is 39.9 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Mons | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Mons; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
6.0% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Mons has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.1 per worker. At the census, 3.1% of working residents in Mons 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.
Mons recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mons yet.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mons is a commune of 578 people in the Communauté de communes Plaine Limagne. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mons | 578 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puy-Guillaume | 2,630 | 3.9 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Saint-Yorre Allier | 2,641 | 5.2 | A+ | A | A | C |
| Abrest Allier | 2,915 | 6.9 | B+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Maringues | 3,141 | 6.9 | A | A | A− | B− |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier Allier | 8,943 | 8.1 | C | C+ | C+ | B |
| Vichy Allier | 25,115 | 8.9 | C− | B | D | B− |
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.