Montmorillon grades B overall: better than 64% of compared French towns, and #23 of 29 in Vienne. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): bac results 5.6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.6 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Montmorillon 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montmorillon.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Montmorillon than in Vienne or compared French towns: 19 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 14%. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2010. Montmorillon has 11 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 6 classé, the highest protection, and 5 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Ancien Hôtel-Dieu.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Older residents shape Montmorillon: 38% are 65 or over, above Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 20% of adults. Children under 15 make up 11%, below both Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The age that splits Montmorillon in two is 57.4.
57.4median age
MontmorillonVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Montmorillon than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.62/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €1,095/m², below Vienne’s towns (€1,790/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.36/m² a month. 241 houses and apartments changed hands in Montmorillon from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,095/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montmorillon€1,095/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,109/m²
227
€8.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.00 to €10.63/m² a month)
3.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,700
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Vienne et Gartempe
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Montmorillon than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 88.9%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #24 of 26 in Vienne. Vocational results within 5 km: 74% passed the bac pro, of 54 candidates. At the collèges within 5 km of Montmorillon, 87.3% passed the brevet, near both Vienne’s towns (88.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Montmorillon has higher unemployment than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 12.7%
The census found 16.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Montmorillon holds 3,800 jobs; 1,900 of its residents are in work, so 2 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €23,720 a year per consumption unit, below both Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970).
17%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot12%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
3,800
jobs based in Montmorillon, 2 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 80% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than expected: Montmorillon is below 75% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Montmorillon come to 79 per 100 predicted. 1,130 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,085: 4% above. Life expectancy in Vienne: 85.8 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 5 GPs practise locally.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Montmorillon · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu de Poitiers site de Montmorillon
25 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu la Miletrie
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Per resident, Montmorillon sees more crime than 69% of compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Montmorillon. 174 offenses were reported in Montmorillon during 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 10.5 cases of violence against people and 15.4 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
10.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage70
Family violence36
Burglary25
Other physical violence23
Sexual violence20
Drug use40
Fraud34
Theft without violence25
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
10.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
174
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 1.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Montmorillon and 7 more in and around Montmorillon
Museums and heritage in and near Montmorillon. Best known first.
Ancien Hôtel-Dieu: Photo: Aies.Bcn · CC BY 3.0 · Hôtel de Moussac: Photo: Gonetofrance · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lanterne des Morts de Moussac: Photo: Jochen Jahnke 14:35, 22. Apr. 2008 (CEST) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Régine Deforges: François Alquier, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lionel-Édouard Martin: Douv, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Octave Bernard: Pierre Petit, Public domain · Raoul Carré: Raoul Carré, CC BY-SA 4.0
Montmorillon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montmorillon
Is Montmorillon safe?
It grades C for safety, #24 of 29 in Vienne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 25 burglaries and 70 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Montmorillon good?
They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns and #24 of 26 in Vienne. 95% of 133 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean Moulin in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montmorillon expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montmorillon grades A for cost of living.
About Montmorillon
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montmorillon is a commune of 5,821 people in the Communauté de communes Vienne et Gartempe. 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.
