Montaigut-en-Combraille is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 14% of homes. The median price paid is €774/m². 35% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Montaigut-en-Combraille stand out
The 3 things Montaigut-en-Combraille does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montaigut-en-Combraille.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Montaigut-en-Combraille hold a degree than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 17%
Under 15: 13% of residents. People 65 and over make up 35% of the town, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
55.8median age
Montaigut-en-CombraillePuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education17%
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
History
Montaigut-en-Combraille keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Montaigut-en-Combraille, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Montaigut-en-Combraille than in Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,700 a year per consumption unit
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, above both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Montaigut-en-Combraille has 250 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.8 per worker. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.3% of commuters at the census.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
250
jobs based in Montaigut-en-Combraille, 0.8 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Montaigut-en-Combraille
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montaigut-en-Combraille is a commune of 972 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Éloy. 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.
