Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 594 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Ally is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Ally does most differently from other towns.
Ally has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ally.
Children under 15 make up 11%, below Cantal’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 5.3%. Ally has a median age of 60.8.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Ally | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Ally has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 10.6%, higher than Cantal’s towns (8.7%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €23,630 a year per consumption unit. Ally has 150 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.6 per worker.
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.
28 houses and apartments changed hands in Ally from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Ally. Best known first.
Ally has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Château de la Vigne: Photo: Amaury.dufayet · Public domain · Église Saint-Ferréol: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ally yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ally is a commune of 594 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Salers. 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.
