Château de Buffières: Photo: PHILDIC · Public domain · Ancienne commanderie du Temple Sainte-Catherine: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montbellet.
History
Old homes shape Montbellet: 40% were built before 1919, more than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Montbellet is Ancienne commanderie du Temple Sainte-Catherine. On the Culture ministry’s list, Montbellet 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
Children make up 22% of Montbellet, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
42.7median age
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%). A fifth of residents have reached 65. Residents of Montbellet have a median age of 42.7.
MontbelletSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Montbellet walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 2.3%
2%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €26,770 a year per consumption unit, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Montbellet holds 150 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. The unemployment rate comes to 7.2%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Montbellet, 0.3 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Montbellet is €11.38/m² a month
€11.38/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Among the homes sold, 93% were houses. 27 houses and apartments changed hands in Montbellet from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.70/m² a month.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Montbellet€11.38/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€11.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.70 to €14.90/m² a month)
€9.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Montbellet is a commune of 870 people in the Communauté de communes Mâconnais - Tournugeois. 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
870 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Mâconnais - Tournugeois
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
7.5 sq mi (19.4 km²)
INSEE code
71305
Montbellet’s 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.
