Children under 15 make up 14% of residents. 32% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Yonne’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Also worth knowing: among adults, 34% have a degree.

54.4median age

MontréalYonne medianFrance median

Yonne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

32%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP22%

Baccalauréat23%

Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Yonne 52.2%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Montréal
	Montréal	Yonne median	France median
Under 15	14%	15%	17%
15–24	6.2%	10%	11%
25–44	19%	20%	23%
45–64	29%	25%	26%
65+	32%	28%	22%
No diploma	15%	26%	19%
CAP or BEP	22%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	23%	16%	18%
Higher education	34%	21%	30%

Full pageMontréal’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages54.4 median age · 32% are 65 or over Households90 households · 1.8 people per household Born abroad6.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Montréal?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Yonne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Montréal: 59% were built before 1919, more than in both Yonne’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Montréal: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Enceinte de la ville (ancienne). Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Enceinte de la ville (ancienne)

18th c.

oldest protected part

1846

first monument protected

Full pageMontréal’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes59% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Montréal?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Montréal are out of work than in Yonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.8%

After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,370 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 10.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Yonne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%

Public transport9%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Montréal, 0.3 per working resident

5.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,370

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.3 per working resident Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,370 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Montréal costs less than in both Yonne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.20/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Montréal.

€8.20/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montréal€8.20/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Yonne median€10.29/m²

€8.20/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.00 to €11.22/m² a month)

€7.83/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMontréal’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.20/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Enceinte de Montréal and 2 more in and around Montréal

Heritage in and near Montréal. Best known first.

All attractions →

FortFortEnceinte de Montréalin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Monthelonin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cisery4.2 km southeast, in Guillon-Terre-Plaine

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montréal

12pages on Montréal

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.2 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing7 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.4 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Montréal: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Enceinte de la ville (ancienne)Town walls

Pont sur le SereinBridge · 18th c.

Photo credits

Enceinte de la ville (ancienne): Photo: Daniel Villafruela . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pont sur le Serein: Photo: Ibex73 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Montréal

One notable person was born in Montréal.

Their page →

Hélène ManesseFrench actress · born 1941

Montréal’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Yonne →

AvallonSemur-en-AuxoisMontbardMontréal

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Montréal	161	—	—	—	—	—
Avallon	6,305	7.1	B⁻	A⁻	D⁻	C
Semur-en-Auxois Côte-d'Or	3,986	14	A⁻	A⁻	C	B⁻
Montbard Côte-d'Or	4,639	15	B	A⁻	C⁺	A⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Montréal

Commune in Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Montréal is a commune of 161 people in the Communauté de communes du Serein. 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: 161 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Serein
Département: Yonne (89)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 2.9 sq mi (7.4 km²)
INSEE code: 89267

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.