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Cantal · 2026

Best places to live in Cantal

4 towns in Cantal have an overall grade against French towns; with fewer than five, the département has no ranking.

In national order; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+. How grades work

Graded towns

In national order: with fewer than five towns with an overall grade, the département has no ranking; each French rank links to the national list.

Every town in Cantal →
#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it
–Saint-Flour6,391 people74.3top 2.1%A+#82 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, schools A−·lowest: jobs & income B
–Arpajon-sur-Cère6,361 people70.1top 5.3%A#203 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C
–Mauriac3,449 people67.4top 7.9%A#301 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A+, schools A·lowest: safety C
–Aurillac26,214 people62.5top 15.9%A−#604 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A+, cost of living A·lowest: safety C+
Département by département

Best places to live, département by département

AinAisneAllierAlpes-de-Haute-ProvenceAlpes-MaritimesArdècheAubeAudeBas-RhinBouches-du-RhôneCalvadosCharenteCharente-MaritimeCôte-d'OrCôtes-d'ArmorDeux-SèvresDordogneDoubsDrômeEssonneEureEure-et-LoirFinistèreGardGirondeHaut-RhinHaute-GaronneHaute-LoireHaute-SavoieHaute-VienneHauts-de-SeineHéraultIlle-et-VilaineIndre-et-LoireIsèreLandesLoir-et-CherLoireLoire-AtlantiqueLoiretLot-et-GaronneMaine-et-LoireMancheMarneMayenneMeurthe-et-MoselleMorbihanMoselleNordOiseOrneParisPas-de-CalaisPuy-de-DômePyrénées-AtlantiquesPyrénées-OrientalesRéunionRhôneSaône-et-LoireSartheSavoieSeine-et-MarneSeine-MaritimeSeine-Saint-DenisSommeTarnTarn-et-GaronneVal-d'OiseVal-de-MarneVarVaucluseVendéeVienneVosgesYonneYvelines

Photos: Saint-Flour, Mbelhomme1 (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #70 of November 9, 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.