Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Chaudes-Aigues has none. Second homes make up 43% of its housing. Homes change hands at a median €1,042/m². Over-65s are nearly two fifths of the population.
What makes Chaudes-Aigues stand out
The 3 things Chaudes-Aigues does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaudes-Aigues.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Chaudes-Aigues than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 9.7% are under 15
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6.9% of residents. Nearly two in five residents are 65 or over, above both Cantal’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 17% of adults.
59.2median age
Chaudes-AiguesCantal medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma35%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Chaudes-Aigues: 32% were built before 1919, more than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Chaudes-Aigues is Château de Montvallat. The town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Chaudes-Aigues are out of work than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.3%
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 22.8% of commuters at the census. Chaudes-Aigues holds 500 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 1.5 jobs each. The median disposable income was €23,830 a year per consumption unit, close to Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
23%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving59%
On foot22%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
500
jobs based in Chaudes-Aigues, 1.5 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Église Saint-Blaise et Saint-Martin: Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tour du Couffour: Photo: Heurtelions · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Notre-Dame de Pitié: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Montvallat: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Chaudes-Aigues
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chaudes-Aigues is a commune of 813 people in the Saint-Flour 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
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.
