Living in Montchanin
In Montchanin, unemployment is 11.7% (2022).
At the end of 2024, Montchanin had a population of 5,038.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Montchanin?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
The dwelling count was 2,755 at the end of 2023.
No city-level rent figure is published for Montchanin. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre13Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan12Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 2,755 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE4Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 2,409 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE4Official |
Is Montchanin a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Montchanin?
The unemployment rate is about 11.7 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 11.68 % · www.insee.fr16
Montchanin 11.7%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 3,056 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département7Official · county |
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 95.07 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 95.07 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 11.68 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr16Official |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Montchanin. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
France Travail — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Montchanin. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary schools | 4 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)8Official |
| Schools | 5 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)8Official |
School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 3 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: UPE2A (unités pédagogiques pour élèves allophones nouvellement arrivés) + UPE2A-NSA variant. How to enrol a child (education.gouv.fr).
A country-wide rule for France; Montchanin's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Safety
How safe is Montchanin?
Police recorded about 4,910 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,910 incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 | 31 Dec 2025 | Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)2Official |
Mobility and administration
Montchanin's nearest airport was DIJ, 74 km away and offered 1 direct destinations. Montchanin's fibre-to-home broadband coverage was 95.07%.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Montchanin. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course
État français and OFII
For eligible non-EU foreign residents.
DIAN language-training offer finder — Other
Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN
For people seeking French-language training.
Climate and air quality
Montchanin's monthly mean temperatures were 1.6°C in January and 20.6°C in July.
Is the air quality good in Montchanin?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Collected source3
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Montchanin 7.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | Collected source3Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 14.46 · Feb 15.49 · Mar 21.66 · Apr 25.05 · May 30.04 · Jun 38.1 · Jul 40.23 · Aug 40.05 · Sep 34.6 · Oct 29.03 · Nov 21.13 · Dec 15.1 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official · coordinate grid |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -14.11 · Feb -15.18 · Mar -12.04 · Apr -5.94 · May 0.05 · Jun 3.42 · Jul 7.19 · Aug 7.27 · Sep 1.57 · Oct -4.43 · Nov -5.57 · Dec -12.56 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official · coordinate grid |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 1.65 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 5.85 · Apr 9.82 · May 13.71 · Jun 18.3 · Jul 20.57 · Aug 20.02 · Sep 15.77 · Oct 11.41 · Nov 5.95 · Dec 2.43 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center10Official · coordinate grid |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Montchanin?
The published population was 5,038 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)5
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,038 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)5Official |
Population fell 21.4% between 1968 and 2024, from 6,408 to 5,038.
International community in Montchanin
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Citizenship
Population resident in France excluding Mayotte; INSEE RP2023 NAT; total age and sex · 2023 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 4,976 | 100.0% |
| Français | 4,739.134 | 95.2% |
| Etranger | 236.866 | 4.8% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)9Official |
Alternatives for people set on Montchanin
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Montchanin from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Cities near Montchanin
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Montchanin when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Montchanin?
The published population was 5,038 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE).
Is the air quality good in Montchanin?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Collected source.
How safe is Montchanin?
Police recorded about 4,910 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026).
What is the unemployment rate in Montchanin?
The unemployment rate is about 11.7 % (2022). Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Montchanin a good place to live?
Montchanin may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Montchanin?
Le Creusot, Blanzy, Montceau-les-Mines, Saint-Vallier are near Montchanin. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people are in the Français citizenship group in Montchanin?
The official citizenship distribution records 4,739.134 people (95.2%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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- Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026) static.data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-09-23
- Collected source air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
- INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) insee.fr · checked 2026-08-05
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), France api.insee.fr · checked 2026-08-30
- Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département insee.fr · checked 2026-10-07
- Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
- Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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