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147 people live in this town in Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Montbarla out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 10% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up just over two in five residents.
The 2 things Montbarla does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montbarla as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien couvent des Clarisses, in Lauzerte, 3.6 mi away.
25% 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 Montbarla.
10% of residents are children under 15. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.2% of the town, lower than both Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). At 60.9, the median resident of Montbarla sits in the middle of the age range.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Tarn-et-Garonne 51.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Montbarla | Tarn-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 8.8% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Tarn-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Tarn-et-Garonne’s towns (8.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. At the census, 16.7% of working residents in Montbarla didn’t travel to work at all. After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,950 a year per consumption unit.
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 Montbarla: 6 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 Montbarla is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montbarla yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbarla | 147 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moissac | 13,419 | 7.5 | C+ | B | C+ | B |
| Lafrançaise | 2,865 | 9.7 | A | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Castelsarrasin | 14,343 | 12 | C− | B− | C | B− |
| Valence | 5,289 | 12 | C | A− | C− | C |
| La Ville-Dieu-du-Temple | 3,358 | 14 | B− | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Montbeton | 4,400 | 17 | B | B | A+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Tarn-et-Garonne, Occitanie
Montbarla is a commune of 147 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Serres en Quercy. 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 9, 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.