Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 550 people live in this town, in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Montcel out for now. Over-65s are only 15% of the population.
The one thing Montcel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montcel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix érigée sur une petite place, in Combronde, 2.4 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montcel.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.4% of the town. 42% of adults hold a degree, above Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Line up the people of Montcel by age and the one in the middle is 40.4.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Montcel | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.7% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €27,730 a year per consumption unit, about level with Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050) and above compared French towns (€25,970). For its 300 residents in work, Montcel has 50 jobs: 0.1 each. 0.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
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.
18 houses and apartments changed hands in Montcel from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Montcel. Best known first.
Nothing in Montcel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montcel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcel | 550 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Châtel-Guyon | 6,299 | 6.4 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
| Aigueperse | 2,665 | 6.8 | — | A | — | A+ |
| Mozac | 3,957 | 8.5 | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Gannat Allier | 5,610 | 8.6 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Riom | 18,820 | 8.7 | B | A− | D | B− |
| Volvic | 4,883 | 9.9 | A+ | A− | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montcel is a commune of 550 people in the Communauté de communes Combrailles Sioule et Morge. 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
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.