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196 residents make their home in this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Montjay isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 26% of its homes are second homes. Two in five residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Montjay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montjay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison à pans de bois, in Mervans, 5 mi away.
51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montjay.
4.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults, higher than Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Half of Montjay is older than 57, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Montjay | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.7% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.1% of the labour force are out of work. Households’ median disposable income: €25,820 a year per consumption unit. Public transport took 2.8% of Montjay’s working residents to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Montjay: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Montjay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Montjay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montjay | 196 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 6,446 | 12 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Montmorot Jura | 3,261 | 14 | B | B | C− | B |
| Lons-le-Saunier Jura | 16,618 | 15 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 17 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Gergy | 2,566 | 17 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Tavaux Jura | 3,888 | 18 | A | B+ | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Montjay is a commune of 196 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Revermont 71. 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.