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A town of 3,038 in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France.
Montlignon grades B overall: better than 63% of compared French towns, and #2 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 28% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Montlignon does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montlignon with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Montlignon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Chesnaye dit aussi de Meaux, in Eaubonne, 1 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Montlignon. Best known first.
MuseumMaison de Jean-Jacques Rousseau et Maison des Commères3.7 km southeast, in Montmorency
MuseumMusée Jean-Jacques-Rousseau3.7 km southeast, in MontmorencyChâteauChâteauFort de Montmorency3.2 km east, in MontmorencyGardenGardenJardin botanique de Sannois des Plantes Médicinales4.5 km southwest, in SannoisMuseumMuseumMusée de la boxe4.5 km southwest, in SannoisPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montlignon.
Montlignon holds 650 jobs; 1,400 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. No commute at all: 4.8% of working residents here at the census. Unemployment stood at 9.5%, near Val-d'Oise’s towns (9.9%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Apartments in Montlignon sell for €3,344/m², houses for €4,051/m². The estimated advertised rent is €17.84/m² a month, near Val-d'Oise’s towns (€18.09/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 97 homes here.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,051/m² | 62 |
| Apartments | €3,344/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; 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 Montlignon, 89.6% passed the bac, higher than Val-d'Oise’s towns (87.0%) yet lower than compared French towns (92.9%). Its schools’ results rank #15 of 76 in Val-d'Oise.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame de Bury - Annexe du collège Le Rosaire de Saint-Leu-la-Forêt PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 197 | 98%±0 pts |
| Lycée Notre-Dame de Bury PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 247 | 100%+1 pt |
| Lycée Louis ArmandBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 91 | 87%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Montlignon can choose among 3 GPs. Average lifespans in Val-d'Oise: 85.9 years for women, 81.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 255 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 201, 21% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
18% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Val-d'Oise’s towns (21%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 14% of the town. People 65 and over make up 19% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Val-d'Oise 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Montlignon | Val-d'Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 21% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 15% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 14% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 52% | 38% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-d'Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Montlignon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Montlignon.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montlignon | 3,038 | — | B | D | A | A− |
| Margency | 3,012 | 0.6 | B | D | B+ | A |
| Andilly | 2,742 | 0.9 | B− | D | B− | A |
| Saint-Prix | 7,612 | 1 | C | D− | B− | B |
| Eaubonne | 26,211 | 1.3 | C+ | D− | B− | B |
| Soisy-sous-Montmorency | 18,008 | 1.6 | C | D | C+ | B+ |
| Saint-Leu-la-Forêt | 16,138 | 1.8 | C+ | D | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It has less crime per resident than 85% of compared French towns: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 11.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It grades A for safety, #1 of 73 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 11 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns and #15 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. The lycée stands out: 100% of 247 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame de Bury in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montlignon grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France
Montlignon is a commune of 3,038 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Plaine Vallée. 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) · 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 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.