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MontgeroultVal-d'Oise

A town of 361 in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France.

Is Montgeroult a good place to live?

Montgeroult is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Domaine du château
Domaine du château · Classé · Photo: PHILDIC · Public domain
Montgeroult’s story

Montgeroult in pictures

Montgeroult has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1941.

39% 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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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montgeroult.

History

Montgeroult keeps more of its old housing than Val-d'Oise or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Montgeroult is Domaine du château.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1941
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Montgeroult is a graduates’ town: 52% hold a degree, more than in Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns

Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Val-d'Oise’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town.

43.3median age
MontgeroultVal-d'Oise medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma7%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education52%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montgeroult
MontgeroultVal-d'Oise medianFrance median
Under 1516%21%17%
15–248.6%12%11%
25–4427%26%23%
45–6427%25%26%
65+21%15%22%
No diploma7%17%19%
CAP or BEP21%20%26%
Baccalauréat16%19%18%
Higher education52%38%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Montgeroult is better off than Val-d'Oise’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €33,700 a year per consumption unit

The unemployment rate comes to 8.0%. At the census, 29.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Val-d'Oise’s towns (38.0%) but above compared French towns (13.4%). Montgeroult holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each.

30%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving62%
Public transport24%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Montgeroult, 0.4 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

74.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the six collèges within 5 km, 8.9 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

At the lycées within 5 km of Montgeroult, 88.5% passed the bac, above Val-d'Oise’s towns (87.0%) but below compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2.2 mi to the nearest one.

90%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Montgeroult74.6%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Montgeroult88.5%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Les ExplorateursNearest collègeCollègeCollège11867%−13 pts
Lycée Jules VerneNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée29192%−2 pts
Lycée Paul-Émile VictorBest against expectations: 13 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée2793%+13 pts

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90%
passed the general and technological bac, −4.1 pts against the expected rate
79%
passed the vocational bac, +3.4 pts against the expected rate
74.6%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −8.9 pts against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Montgeroult costs an estimated advertised €15.67/m² a month, against €18.09/m² in Val-d'Oise’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

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

House rents are put at about €13.71/m² a month. Montgeroult recorded 13 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€15.67/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montgeroult€15.67/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Val-d'Oise median€18.09/m²
€15.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.63 to €18.03/m² a month)
€13.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Grouchy and 7 more in and around Montgeroult

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Montgeroult. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montgeroult

13pages on Montgeroult

Landmarks

The list names few of Montgeroult’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Domaine du château: Photo: PHILDIC · Public domain

Famous people from Montgeroult

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

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Montgeroult’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 Val-d'Oise →
CourdimancheOsnyCergyVauréalMenucourtMarinesCourdimancheOsnyCergyVauréalMenucourtMarinesMontgeroult
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montgeroult361—————
Courdimanche7,3112.8C−D−BB
Osny17,9543CD−C−A−
Cergy70,9063.2DDCB−
Vauréal16,0794C−D−BB
Menucourt6,1844C−DA−C−
Marines3,5944.4DCCD−

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

About Montgeroult

Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France

Montgeroult is a commune of 361 people in the Communauté de communes Vexin Centre. 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
361 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vexin Centre
Département
Val-d'Oise (95)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
1.9 sq mi (5 km²)
INSEE code
95422

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.