Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monts-sur-Guesnes.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Monts-sur-Guesnes than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: 20% of adults
47.4median age
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.3% of residents. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above Vienne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The middle age in Monts-sur-Guesnes is 47.4.
Monts-sur-GuesnesVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma33%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 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
History
Monts-sur-Guesnes keeps more of its old housing than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2021, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2021.
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé1
Inscrit0
14th c.
oldest protected part
1979
first monument protected
2021
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Monts-sur-Guesnes, 17.5%, runs above Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
15%walk, cycle or take transit
Per resident in work, Monts-sur-Guesnes counts 1.3 jobs (300 jobs, 250 workers). Median disposable income comes to €20,880 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 14.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot12%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
300
jobs based in Monts-sur-Guesnes, 1.3 per working resident
17.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Monts-sur-Guesnes is a commune of 921 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
Population
921 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Loudunais
Département
Vienne (86)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.3 km²)
INSEE code
86167
Monts-sur-Guesnes’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
