Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 596 in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Montmeyan is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Montmeyan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montmeyan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Village médiéval déserté, in Quinson, 4.1 mi away.
21% 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 Montmeyan.
Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Var’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). 4.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Degrees are held by 20% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Montmeyan | Var median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.5% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Var median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €21,890 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Var’s towns (€26,770) and compared French towns (€25,970). 100 jobs are based in Montmeyan, for 150 working residents (0.6 per worker). Public transport took 3.2% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
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 estimated advertised rent is €10.89/m² a month, below both Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.13/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 34 homes in Montmeyan.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,244/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Montmeyan 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 Montmeyan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmeyan | 596 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barjols | 2,984 | 6.7 | C− | B− | C+ | D− |
| Salernes | 4,019 | 10 | C− | C− | B− | C+ |
| Gréoux-les-Bains Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 3,084 | 12 | D | D | C− | C |
| Carcès | 3,540 | 13 | D− | C | C+ | C− |
| Bras | 2,637 | 13 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Seillons-Source-d'Argens | 2,818 | 14 | — | D | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Montmeyan is a commune of 596 people in the Communauté de communes Provence Verdon. 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.