Cantal

Cantal has 144,399 residents in 246 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,280/m², from €960/m² in Riom-ès-Montagnes to €1,910/m² in Naucelles among communes of more than 2,000 people. 71% of households own their main home.

Département 15 · 246 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

144,399residents2022 census

€1,280/m²median price per m²five years of sales

71%of households own their homemain home

21%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Cantal.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Cantal : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Cantal : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Cantal : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 9 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Arpajon-sur-Cère	6,363	€1,650/m²	€23,500	73%	11%	5.9%	78%	35
Aurillac	26,189	€1,400/m²	€21,860	49%	14%	10.6%	18%	114
Jussac	2,040	€1,540/m²	€22,770	82%	13%	5.4%	23%	28
Mauriac	3,503	€1,000/m²	€21,240	57%	20%	9.6%	25%	87
Maurs	2,131	€1,160/m²	€20,720	64%	21%	7.4%	5%	39
Naucelles	2,164	€1,910/m²	€24,230	83%	11%	4.7%	48%	19
Riom-ès-Montagnes	2,403	€960/m²	€21,350	66%	20%	7.9%	12%	48
Saint-Flour	6,390	€1,380/m²	€21,380	48%	15%	9.4%	92%	24
Ytrac	4,316	€1,840/m²	€24,530	86%	10%	4.2%	47%	14

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

144,399 residents and 70,214 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

14%

aged under 15

13%

aged 15–29

37%

aged 60 and over

40%

of households are people living alone

20%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

103,163 homes, 68% of them main residences, with 4.4 rooms on average.

75%

of homes are houses

71%

of households own their home

of households rent social housing (HLM)

21%

second homes

12%

empty homes

88%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191922%

1919–19458%

1946–197019%

1971–199028%

1991–200512%

2006–201911%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

9,829 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,280/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€1,310/m²flats2,533 sales

€1,250/m²houses7,296 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

6.9%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

23%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

38%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Cantal on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

10.2GPs per 10,000 residents2025

66pharmacieson 1 January 2025

141food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners148

Dentists73

Nurses338

Physiotherapists166

Pharmacies66

Group health centres17

Emergency departments3

Supermarkets and hypermarkets38

Convenience stores and grocers103

Bakeries143

Butchers89

Petrol stations57

EV charging stations59

Post offices and postal points132

Banks77

France services centres18

Police and gendarmerie29

Restaurants417

Hairdressers217

Nurseries27

Swimming pools34

Sports halls39

Gyms19

Cinemas7

Libraries153

Performance venues4

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 246 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Earthquake100%

Forest fire100%

Radon100%

Transport of hazardous goods44%

Ground movement35%

Flooding15%

Dam failure11%

Avalanche5%

Mining subsidence1%

1,270natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

12%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows711

Ground movement279

Storms and cyclones246

Drought (clay shrinkage)34

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026