Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 520 people live in this town, in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Monthion is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Monthion as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Cléry, 3 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monthion.
Degrees are held by 30% of adults. Ages in Monthion split evenly at 47.1: half are older, half younger. The share of residents under 15 is 16%.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Monthion | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Monthion counts 0.1 jobs (50 jobs, 250 workers). Unemployment stood at 5.8%, below Savoie’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €29,630 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Monthion, 81.0% passed the bac, below both Savoie’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 2 mi away. General-bac pupils go 3.2 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Joseph FontanetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 88 | 94%+4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel le Grand ArcNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 94 | 81%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses were 64% of what sold. Renting a house costs an estimated €14.35/m² a month. Monthion recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Monthion. Best known first.
Nothing in Monthion 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 Monthion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthion | 520 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gilly-sur-Isère | 3,149 | 1.7 | A− | D | A− | A |
| Albertville | 19,978 | 2.8 | C− | C | C | C+ |
| Mercury | 3,495 | 2.9 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Faverges-Seythenex Haute-Savoie | 7,545 | 8.4 | A | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Ugine | 7,154 | 8.9 | A | B | A− | B− |
| La Léchère | 2,538 | 9 | — | C+ | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Monthion is a commune of 520 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Arlysère. 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 October 30, 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.