There are no grades for Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
Chapelle de Saint-Bonnet · Classé · Photo: Perequart · CC BY-SA 3.0
Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin’s story
Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1981First protected: Chapelle de Saint-Bonnet
2000Most recently protected: Château de Montmelas (également sur commune de Saint-Julien)
On the Culture ministry’s list, Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Château de Montmelas (également sur commune de Saint-Julien): Photo: PHILDIC · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle de Saint-Bonnet: Photo: Perequart · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin.
History
Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin keeps more of its old housing than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin is Chapelle de Saint-Bonnet. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin are 15 to 24: 9.3%, fewer than in both Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
43.1median age
Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 20%, above Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up two in five adults.
Montmelas-Saint-SorlinRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 78 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Unemployment in Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin, 4.9%, runs below Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
6%walk, cycle or take transit
Jobs located in Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin: 100, for 250 residents in work (0.4 each). 5.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,180 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
100
jobs based in Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin, 0.4 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin is a commune of 528 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Villefranche Beaujolais Saône. 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.
