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AuzersCantal

A town of 159 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Auzers a good place to live?

Auzers is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Auzers stand out

The 2 things Auzers does most differently from other towns.

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Château fort d'Auzers
Château fort d'Auzers · Classé · Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0
Auzers’ story

Auzers in pictures

Auzers has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.

68% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1963First protected: Ruines de la tour de Marlat
  • 1983Most recently protected: Château fort d'Auzers
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The data

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Who lives here

Older residents shape Auzers: 40% are 65 or over, above Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

7.4% are under 15, below both Cantal’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: 4.9% of residents. Degrees are held by 18% of adults.

61median age
AuzersCantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Auzers
AuzersCantal medianFrance median
Under 157.4%12%17%
15–244.9%10%11%
25–4414%20%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+40%28%22%
No diploma23%20%19%
CAP or BEP27%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education18%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Auzers: 68% were built before 1919, more than in Cantal’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Auzers is Château fort d'Auzers. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1963
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Auzers has lower unemployment than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 4.2%

At the census, 2.8% of commuters got to work without a car. Auzers has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.5 per worker. After tax and benefits, the median income is €20,950 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Auzers, 0.5 per working resident
4.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Auzers than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.01/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

€7.01/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Auzers€7.01/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cantal median€9.36/m²
€7.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.35 to €9.17/m² a month)
€7.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château d'Auzers and 2 more in and around Auzers

Heritage in and near Auzers. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Auzers

12pages on Auzers

Landmarks

Auzers has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Château fort d'Auzers: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Auzers

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Auzers yet.

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Auzers’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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MauriacMauriacAuzers
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Auzers159—————
Mauriac3,4497.1AA+CB−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Auzers

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Auzers is a commune of 159 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mauriac. 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

Population
159 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Mauriac
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
7.6 sq mi (19.7 km²)
INSEE code
15015

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.