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MontcoySaône-et-Loire

Some 234 people live in this town, in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Montcoy a good place to live?

Montcoy isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.

Domaine du château
Domaine du château · Inscrit · Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain
Montcoy’s story

Montcoy in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montcoy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1996First protected: Domaine du château
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Landmarks

Montcoy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Domaine du château: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montcoy.

History

Montcoy keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montcoy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1996
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Montcoy has fewer older residents than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 20% are 65 or over

49median age

27% of adults hold a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Typical age in Montcoy: 49, the median.

MontcoySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montcoy
MontcoySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–249%9.5%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6435%26%26%
65+20%30%22%
No diploma18%25%19%
CAP or BEP32%31%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education27%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Montcoy walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 1.7%

2%walk, cycle or take transit

Half of residents lived on more than €28,070 a year per consumption unit, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 5.0% of working residents in Montcoy didn’t travel to work at all.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Montcoy, 0.1 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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 Montcoy is €10.06/m² a month

€10.06/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Montcoy from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montcoy€10.06/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€10.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.18 to €12.37/m² a month)
€10.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montcoy

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Famous people from Montcoy

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montcoy yet.

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About Montcoy

Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Montcoy is a commune of 234 people in the Communauté de communes Saône Doubs Bresse. 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
234 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saône Doubs Bresse
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
3.5 sq mi (9.1 km²)
INSEE code
71312

Montcoy’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Saône-et-Loire →
Saint-MarcelGergyOuroux-sur-SaôneChalon-sur-SaôneChampforgeuilSaint-RémySaint-MarcelGergyOuroux-sur-SaôneChalon-sur-SaôneChampforgeuilSaint-RémyMontcoy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montcoy234—————
Saint-Marcel6,2115.1AB−B+A−
Gergy2,5665.2—B+—A
Ouroux-sur-Saône3,2146—B+—B+
Chalon-sur-Saône45,1026.8B+B+CB
Champforgeuil2,6377.6—A−—B−
Saint-Rémy6,4108.3A−B−BB

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

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.