Children are 19% of the town. 26% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Cantal’s towns (28%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Carlat is 47.1.

47.1median age

CarlatCantal medianFrance median

Cantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Carlat
	Carlat	Cantal median	France median
Under 15	19%	12%	17%
15–24	7.6%	10%	11%
25–44	21%	20%	23%
45–64	26%	27%	26%
65+	26%	28%	22%
No diploma	21%	20%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	19%	18%
Higher education	26%	26%	30%

Full pageCarlat’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47.1 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households170 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Carlat?”

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

History

Old homes shape Carlat: 37% were built before 1919, more than in both Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Carlat: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Menhir de Peyreficade. The protected list starts in prehistory.

5historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit3

Among them · Classé

Menhir de Peyreficade Prehistory
Église Saint-Avit 16th c.

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1889

first monument protected

Full pageCarlat’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes37% built before 1919 · Older homes Map5 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Carlat?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Carlat walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 2.2%

For its 150 residents in work, Carlat has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. Unemployment runs at 5.1%. 5.7% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%

On foot1%

Public transport1%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Carlat, 0.3 per working resident

5.1%

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

€25,420

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageCarlat’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€25,420 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 Carlat than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.76/m² a month

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

9 houses and apartments changed hands in Carlat from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €6.90/m² a month.

€7.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Carlat€7.76/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Cantal median€9.36/m²

€7.76/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.23 to €9.68/m² a month)

€6.90/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCarlat’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.76/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Manoir de Courbesserre and 3 more in and around Carlat

Heritage and museums in and near Carlat. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauManoir de Courbesserrein town Historic houseHistoric houseDemeure de Lachauin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Caillac4.2 km northwest, in Vézac MuseumMuseumMusée de l'agriculture et de la vie rurale4.6 km south, in Labrousse

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Carlat

12pages on Carlat

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.9 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing9 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.1 History5 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Carlat: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Classé

Menhir de PeyreficadeStanding stone · Prehistory

Ancien cimetièreCemetery · 16th c.

Manoir de CourbesserreManor house · 17th c.

Inscrit

Manoir de LachauxManor house · 17th c.

Photo credits

Ancien cimetière: Photo: Ericargs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir de Courbesserre: Photo: Dominique Robert Repérant · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Carlat

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Carlat as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Carlat’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 →

Arpajon-sur-CèreAurillacYtracCarlat

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Carlat	393	—	—	—	—	—
Arpajon-sur-Cère	6,361	5.3	A	A⁻	A⁺	B⁻
Aurillac	26,214	6.8	A⁻	A	C⁺	C⁺
Ytrac	4,339	9.8	—	A	—	B⁻

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

About Carlat

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Carlat is a commune of 393 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Aurillac Agglomération. 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: 393 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Aurillac Agglomération
Département: Cantal (15)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 8.1 sq mi (20.9 km²)
INSEE code: 15028

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.