Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
189 people call this town in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie home.
Montbolo is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Just over a fifth of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 52% of residents.
The 2 things Montbolo does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Montbolo; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montbolo.
People 65 and over make up 52% of the town, above both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 5.4% of residents. Typical age in Montbolo: 65.8, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%.
| Montbolo | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.7% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 52% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 10% of the total. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Montbolo has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.7 per worker. The unemployment rate comes to 10.7%. At the census, 5.9% of working residents in Montbolo didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.2 mi away. The nearest collège is 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 74 | 84%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Montbolo from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Montbolo. Best known first.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Montbolo; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Église Saint-André: Photo: LeZibou · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montbolo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbolo | 189 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 3,529 | 1.2 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Arles-sur-Tech | 2,815 | 2 | D | C+ | B− | D− |
| Céret | 7,521 | 4.9 | C− | C− | C− | C |
| Maureillas-las-Illas | 3,006 | 7.8 | — | C | — | A− |
| Le Boulou | 5,487 | 9.7 | D | C | D | B |
| Thuir | 8,243 | 11 | C+ | C | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Montbolo is a commune of 189 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Vallespir. 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.
