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1,020 residents make their home in this town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
School results are strong: brevet results 11 points above the expected rate. Its lowest grade is for health (D−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 11.0% unemployment. At €934/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 2.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Sumène - Artense. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D): 34% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Champagnac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Champagnac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Champagnac with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Champagnac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Champagnac has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champagnac.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 10.4 mi away. A collège lies 1.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges BrassensNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 43 | 100%+11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €934/m², comes from 44 sales of houses and apartments in Champagnac from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 44 homes were sold in the town.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €938/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 106 deaths in Champagnac from 2016 to 2025; there were 131, 24% more. The nearest emergency department to Champagnac is Centre hospitalier de Mauriac, 10.1 mi away. At birth, a girl in Cantal can expect 84.4 years and a boy 80.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
11.0% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Cantal’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €22,820 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above both Cantal’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 7.9% of residents. Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Champagnac | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 35% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 10% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Champagnac has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage and museums in and near Champagnac. Best known first.
Champagnac has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Champagnac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champagnac | 1,020 | — | — | A+ | — | D− |
| Mauriac | 3,449 | 10 | A | A+ | C | B− |
| Ussel Corrèze | 9,187 | 14 | B+ | A− | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Champagnac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 3.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 100% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €934/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Champagnac grades A+ for cost of living.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Champagnac is a commune of 1,020 people in the Communauté de communes Sumène - Artense. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.
