Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 408 residents and lies in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Montaner out for now. It skews older: 37% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Montaner does most differently from other towns.
Montaner has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1957.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montaner.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.8%. Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (36%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 37% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Montaner | Pyrénées-Atlantiques median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.3% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Montaner is Église Saint-Michel.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Montaner holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. At the census, 5.1% of working residents in Montaner didn’t travel to work at all. Unemployment stood at 9.7%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.1%).
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 9 homes in Montaner.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Montaner’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Michel: Photo: Florent Pécassou · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montaner 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montaner | 408 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vic-en-Bigorre Hautes-Pyrénées | 4,845 | 4.1 | A− | B+ | A− | C− |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez Hautes-Pyrénées | 5,399 | 6.6 | A− | B | A | B+ |
| Ibos Hautes-Pyrénées | 2,813 | 7.7 | A− | B− | B− | A |
| Tarbes Hautes-Pyrénées | 44,399 | 8.7 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Aureilhan Hautes-Pyrénées | 8,031 | 8.7 | B | B+ | B+ | B |
| Séméac Hautes-Pyrénées | 5,236 | 9.9 | B | B | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montaner is a commune of 408 people in the Communauté de communes Adour Madiran. 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 9, 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.