INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Cheylade: 42% 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.
That puts Cheylade above both Cantal’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Cheylade: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Cheylade is Église Saint-Léger.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Cheylade than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,320 a year per consumption unit
On this, Cheylade is below both Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 6.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Cheylade has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.6 per worker.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Cheylade, 0.6 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Cheylade is a commune of 230 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Gentiane. 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.