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BoissetCantal

Population 665: a town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

665

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.41

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€21,760

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Boisset a good place to live?

Boisset has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 25% of homes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Boisset stand out

The 2 things Boisset does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

30% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 51.9. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château d'Entraygues · Inscrit · Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0

Boisset’s story

Boisset in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Boisset: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1955.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

frère Héribaud-Joseph, born in 1841, is the one person born in Boisset before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1955First protected: Chapelle Saint-Pierre
2015Most recently protected: Château d'Entraygues

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boisset.

Who lives here

Boisset has fewer young adults than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above Cantal’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Degrees are held by 18% of adults. The middle age in Boisset is 51.9.

51.9median age

BoissetCantal medianFrance median

Cantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

30%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%

CAP or BEP24%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Boisset
	Boisset	Cantal median	France median
Under 15	15%	12%	17%
15–24	5.3%	10%	11%
25–44	21%	20%	23%
45–64	29%	27%	26%
65+	30%	28%	22%
No diploma	29%	20%	19%
CAP or BEP	24%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	19%	18%
Higher education	18%	26%	30%

Full pageBoisset’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51.9 median age · 30% are 65 or over Households300 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad1.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Boisset?”

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

History

Boisset keeps more of its old housing than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Boisset is Chapelle Saint-Pierre. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Chapelle Saint-Pierre 15th c.

15th c.

oldest protected part

1955

first monument protected

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Age of homes35% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Boisset?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Boisset are out of work than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.9%

At the census, 7.9% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs located in Boisset: 100, for 250 residents in work (0.5 each). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €21,760 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and compared French towns (€25,970).

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%

On foot7%

Bicycle1%

Public transport0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Boisset, 0.5 per working resident

3.9%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€21,760

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

10%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€21,760 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Boisset than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.41/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 17 homes were sold in Boisset.

€7.41/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Boisset€7.41/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Cantal median€9.36/m²

€7.41/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.90 to €9.31/m² a month)

€6.98/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBoisset’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.41/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Boisset

12pages on Boisset

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.4 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing17 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.9 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Boisset: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Classé

Chapelle Saint-PierreChapel · 15th c.

Château d'EntrayguesChâteau · 16th–18th c.

Photo credits

Château d'Entraygues: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Boisset

2 notable people were born in Boisset.

Their page →

frère Héribaud-JosephFrench botanist (1841-1917)

Antonin MalrouxFrench writer · born 1942

Boisset’s neighbors

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

All towns in Cantal →

YtracArpajon-sur-CèreAurillacDecazevilleFigeacCapdenac-GareBoisset

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Boisset	665	—	—	—	—	—
Ytrac	4,339	11	—	A	—	B⁻
Arpajon-sur-Cère	6,361	13	A	A⁻	A⁺	B⁻
Aurillac	26,214	13	A⁻	A	C⁺	C⁺
Decazeville Aveyron	5,020	15	C	A	C	C
Figeac Lot	9,793	16	C⁺	B⁻	D	C⁺
Capdenac-Gare Aveyron	4,440	17	A	A	C⁺	B

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

About Boisset

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Boisset is a commune of 665 people in the Communauté de communes de la Châtaigneraie Cantalienne. 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: 665 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Châtaigneraie Cantalienne
Département: Cantal (15)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 14.5 sq mi (37.6 km²)
INSEE code: 15021

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.