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Home to 428 people, this town lies in Aveyron, Occitanie.
Saint-Hippolyte is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over two fifths of its housing. 40% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Hippolyte does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Hippolyte as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, in Montsalvy, 4.5 mi away.
41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Hippolyte.
12% are under 15, lower than both Aveyron’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 18% of adults. Line up the people of Saint-Hippolyte by age and the one in the middle is 59.8.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Hippolyte | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Saint-Hippolyte number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.5 per worker). 12.8% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Aveyron’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.3% of commuters at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Saint-Hippolyte: 15 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Hippolyte. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Hippolyte is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Hippolyte.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hippolyte | 428 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère Cantal | 6,361 | 14 | A | A− | A+ | B− |
| Aurillac Cantal | 26,214 | 16 | A− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Espalion | 4,605 | 16 | A+ | A | A+ | B |
| Ytrac Cantal | 4,339 | 17 | — | A | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Saint-Hippolyte is a commune of 428 people in the Communauté de communes Comtal Lot et Truyère. 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
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.