Montpeyroux has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
What makes Montpeyroux stand out
The 2 things Montpeyroux does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montpeyroux.
Who lives here
Montpeyroux has fewer young adults than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. 11% are under 15, below both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 51% of adults.
54median age
MontpeyrouxPuy-de-Dôme medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma6%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education51%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 112 men for every 100 women. 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
Montpeyroux keeps more of its old housing than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2005, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. On the Culture ministry’s list, Montpeyroux counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Ruines de la tour du château fort. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Montpeyroux is better off than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €31,590 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 8.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 6.4% of people in the labour force have no job. Jobs located in Montpeyroux: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.4 each).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Montpeyroux, 0.4 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Montpeyroux
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montpeyroux is a commune of 330 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
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.
