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It is a town of 763 residents in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Montret isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 10% of homes. The median sale price is €1,524/m².
The 2 things Montret does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montret as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ferme-manoir, in Juif, 2.6 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Montret is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montret.
Children under 15 make up 19%, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are 21% of the population. Residents of Montret have a median age of 43.7.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Montret | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 32% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €23,280 a year per consumption unit, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Montret counts 0.7 jobs (250 jobs, 350 workers). At the census, one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 31 homes were sold in Montret. That is the middle of 31 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,438/m² for the median of compared towns in Saône-et-Loire.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,524/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montret yet.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Montret is a commune of 763 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Louhannaise Intercom'. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montret | 763 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 6,446 | 6.7 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 8.2 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 2,895 | 12 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 12 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Tournus | 5,701 | 13 | B | A− | D− | B− |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 14 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.