Château et église Notre-Dame · Classé · Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : CaptainHaddock (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY-SA 3.0
Moncontour’s story
Moncontour in pictures
Moncontour has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 5 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1877.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Maxime Ridouard, born in 1865, is the one person born in Moncontour before 1900 that Wikidata records.
1877First protected: Château et église Notre-Dame
1994Most recently protected: Ferme des Tiveaux, à Ouzilly-Vignolles
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moncontour.
Who lives here
Moncontour has fewer young adults than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 17% of adults. 31% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Vienne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15.
52.1median age
MoncontourVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Moncontour: 27% were built before 1919, more than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Moncontour has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 5 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Château et église Notre-Dame. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Moncontour, 12.2%, runs above Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,520 a year per consumption unit. 250 jobs are based in Moncontour, for 350 working residents (0.7 per worker). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.7% of commuters travelled at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
250
jobs based in Moncontour, 0.7 per working resident
12.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Moncontour than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.93/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
35 sales of houses and apartments in Moncontour, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €957/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €7.10/m² a month.
€957/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Moncontour€957/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€957/m²
35
€7.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.16 to €10.22/m² a month)
€7.10/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Moncontour
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Moncontour is a commune of 976 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Loudunais. 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
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.
