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184 people live in this town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Clavières isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over a third of its housing. It skews older: 34% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Clavières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Clavières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Viaduc de Garabit (également sur commune de Ruynes-en-Margeride), in Val d'Arcomie, 5.1 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clavières.
Degrees are held by 19% of adults. 5.4% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Cantal’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town.
43% women, 57% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Clavières | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.7% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 7.9%, lower than both Cantal’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 5.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Per resident in work, Clavières counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Clavières recorded 9 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.61/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Clavières. Best known first.
Nothing in Clavières is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Clavières.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clavières | 184 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Flour | 6,391 | 10 | A+ | A | B | B+ |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher Lozère | 3,955 | 13 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Langeac Haute-Loire | 3,499 | 13 | A+ | A | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Clavières is a commune of 184 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
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 November 4, 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.