INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Allanche keeps more of its old housing than Cantal or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Allanche above both Cantal’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Allanche: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Allanche is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Allanche than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,590 a year per consumption unit
On this, Allanche is below both Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 6.8%. Allanche has 300 jobs for 300 working residents, 1.1 per worker.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
On foot13%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
300
jobs based in Allanche, 1.1 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Allanche costs less than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.49/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Allanche comes below both Cantal’s towns (€9.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €681/m², comes from 39 sales of houses and apartments in Allanche from July 2023 to June 2026.
€681/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Allanche€681/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cantal median€1,411/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€790/m²
35
€7.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.78 to €9.71/m² a month)
€7.10/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien château de Mercoeur, à Maillargues: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Allanche
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Allanche is a commune of 773 people in the Communauté de communes Hautes Terres Communauté. 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
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.