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A town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 141 people.
Auriac-l'Église is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 41% of its housing. Over-65s are just over a third of the population.
The 2 things Auriac-l'Église does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Auriac-l'Église, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.
49% 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 Auriac-l'Église.
Children under 15 make up 9.4%, lower than both Cantal’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: just over a third of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by 18% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Auriac-l'Église | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.4% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 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 oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Auriac-l'Église, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
8.6% of the labour force were unemployed, near Cantal’s towns (8.7%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 5.6% of working residents in Auriac-l'Église 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.
Sales in Auriac-l'Église from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Auriac-l'Église has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Nicolas: Photo: Technob105 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Auriac-l'Église as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auriac-l'Église | 141 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brioude Haute-Loire | 6,527 | 13 | B− | A | D | B |
| Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire | 3,283 | 13 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Brassac-les-Mines Puy-de-Dôme | 3,412 | 14 | B | A | B− | C |
| Saint-Flour | 6,391 | 16 | A+ | A | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auriac-l'Église is a commune of 141 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
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 November 8, 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.