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ChalvignacCantal

A town of 450 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population
450
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€7.65
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€25,860
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
2%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Chalvignac a good place to live?

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

What makes Chalvignac stand out

The 2 things Chalvignac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
23%2%ChalvignacMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
23% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
30%22%ChalvignacMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
30% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 52.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chalvignac’s story

Chalvignac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Chalvignac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1969.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Antoine Lascombes, born in 1840, is the one person born in Chalvignac before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1969First protected: Église Saint-Martin
  • 1973Most recently protected: Ruines du château fort de Miremont
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chalvignac.

Who lives here

Chalvignac skews older, with 30% of residents 65 or over, more than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns

On this, Chalvignac is above both Cantal’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population.

52.3median age
ChalvignacCantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chalvignac
ChalvignacCantal medianFrance median
Under 1514%12%17%
15–249.1%10%11%
25–4419%20%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+30%28%22%
No diploma14%20%19%
CAP or BEP35%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education23%26%30%
Full pageChalvignac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages52.3 median age · 30% are 65 or overHouseholds210 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad1.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Chalvignac?”

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

History

Chalvignac keeps more of its old housing than Cantal or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Chalvignac comes above both Cantal’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Chalvignac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
14th c.
oldest protected part
1969
first monument protected
Full pageChalvignac’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes40% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Chalvignac?”

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

Work & commute

Only 2.2% of commuters in Chalvignac go to work without a car, fewer than in Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

For Chalvignac, that is below both Cantal’s towns (17.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Chalvignac has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Unemployment stands at 7.8%.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Chalvignac, 0.6 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageChalvignac’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.6 per working residentMedian income€25,860 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 Chalvignac than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.65/m² a month

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

Chalvignac sits below both Cantal’s towns (€9.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€7.65/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chalvignac€7.65/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cantal median€9.36/m²
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.16 to €9.51/m² a month)
€7.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageChalvignac’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€7.65/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Miremont and 2 more in and around Chalvignac

Museums and heritage in and near Chalvignac. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Miremontin townMuseumMuseumReconstitution d'une cabane de chantier du Barragein townMuseumMuseumMaquette d'étude hydrologique du barrage3.9 km west, in Soursac
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chalvignac

12pages on Chalvignac
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.1 mi awayWork & commute100 jobs based hereHousing17 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors62% of the commune is protected natureAttractions2 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 52.3History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Chalvignac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Ruines du château fort de MiremontChâteau · 14th c.
Église Saint-MartinChurch · 15th c.
Photo credits

Ruines du château fort de Miremont: Photo: Heurtelions · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Chalvignac

One notable person was born in Chalvignac.

Their page →
A
Antoine LascombesFrench politician · 1840–1905

Chalvignac’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 →
MauriacÉgletonsMauriacÉgletonsChalvignac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chalvignac450—————
Mauriac3,4493.6AA+CB−
Égletons Corrèze4,34115B+A−A−C

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

About Chalvignac

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Chalvignac is a commune of 450 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
450 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Mauriac
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
14.1 sq mi (36.5 km²)
INSEE code
15036

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.