There are no grades for Mont-Louis: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 56% of its homes are second homes. Young adults aged 15 to 24 make up 18% of residents.
What makes Mont-Louis stand out
The 2 things Mont-Louis does most differently from other towns.
Puits de la ville, situé dans la ville: Photo: Pierre Mirosa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eglise paroissiale Saint-Louis, située dans la ville: Photo: Gmbgreg2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ensemble des remparts de la citadelle: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mont-Louis.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Mont-Louis than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 7.8% are under 15
44.8median age
28% of residents have reached 65. Degrees are held by 21% of adults, below both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Half of Mont-Louis is older than 44.8, half younger.
Mont-LouisPyrénées-Orientales medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
18%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat29%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Mont-Louis keeps more of its old housing than Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns or compared French towns: 75% built before 1919
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Mont-Louis is Ensemble des remparts de la citadelle. The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
27.4% of commuters in Mont-Louis go to work without a car, more than in Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns and compared French towns
27%walk, cycle or take transit
14.5% of the labour force were unemployed, near Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (14.7%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Mont-Louis holds 250 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 3.5 jobs each. Also worth knowing: at the census, 12.3% of working residents in Mont-Louis didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving60%
On foot27%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Mont-Louis, 3.5 per working resident
14.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Mont-Louis is a commune of 153 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées catalanes. 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
Population
153 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pyrénées catalanes
Département
Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Région
Occitanie
Area
0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
INSEE code
66117
Mont-Louis’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
