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A town of 304 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

304

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.24

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

Walk, cycle, transit

17%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Chalinargues a good place to live?

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

What makes Chalinargues stand out

The 2 things Chalinargues does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

36% are second homes

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

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

37% are 65 or over

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

Median age 54.7. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Croix de granit du 15e siècle dite Croix de Mons · Classé · Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Chalinargues’ story

Chalinargues in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.

52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1922First protected: Croix de granit du 15e siècle dite Croix de Mons
1925Most recently protected: Église Saint-Barthélémy

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chalinargues.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Chalinargues than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 8.5% are under 15

People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, above both Cantal’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 18% of adults. Ages in Chalinargues split evenly at 54.7: half are older, half younger.

54.7median age

ChalinarguesCantal medianFrance median

Cantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

37%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%

CAP or BEP22%

Baccalauréat27%

Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chalinargues
	Chalinargues	Cantal median	France median
Under 15	8.5%	12%	17%
15–24	11%	10%	11%
25–44	15%	20%	23%
45–64	29%	27%	26%
65+	37%	28%	22%
No diploma	27%	20%	19%
CAP or BEP	22%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	27%	19%	18%
Higher education	18%	26%	30%

Full pageChalinargues’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages54.7 median age · 37% are 65 or over Households160 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad2.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Chalinargues?”

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

History

Chalinargues keeps more of its old housing than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 52% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Chalinargues: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Croix de granit du 15e siècle dite Croix de Mons. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Croix de granit du 15e siècle dite Croix de Mons 15th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1922

first monument protected

Full pageChalinargues’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes52% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Chalinargues?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Chalinargues are out of work than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.4%

No commute at all: 4.1% of working residents in Chalinargues at the census.

17%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%

On foot16%

Public transport1%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Chalinargues, 0 per working resident

4.4%

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageChalinargues’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here0 per working resident Getting to work17% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Housing

Renting in Chalinargues costs less than in Cantal’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.24/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 12 homes were sold in Chalinargues. A house rents for an estimated €7.10/m² a month.

€8.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chalinargues€8.24/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Cantal median€9.36/m²

€8.24/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.32 to €10.75/m² a month)

€7.10/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageChalinargues’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.24/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Maison de la Pinatelle and 2 more in and around Chalinargues

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Chalinargues. Best known first.

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AttractionAttractionMaison de la Pinatellein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau Marguerite4.6 km southeast, in Neussargues-Moissac ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chavagnac3.8 km west, in Chavagnac

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chalinargues

12pages on Chalinargues

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.3 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing12 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.7 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Église Saint-BarthélémyChurch · 12th–15th c.

Croix de granit du 15e siècle dite Croix de MonsCross · 15th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Barthélémy: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix de granit du 15e siècle dite Croix de Mons: Photo: Fab5669 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Chalinargues

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

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Chalinargues’ 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 →

Saint-FlourChalinargues

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Chalinargues	304	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Flour	6,391	11	A⁺	A	B	B⁺

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

About Chalinargues

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Chalinargues is a commune of 304 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

Population: 304 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Hautes Terres Communauté
Département: Cantal (15)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 10.6 sq mi (27.4 km²)
INSEE code: 15035

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.