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A town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 427 people.
Coltines is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for just over a quarter of homes.
The one thing Coltines does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Coltines; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1986.
24% 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 Coltines.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Coltines; none is classé, France’s top protection. 2 of the 3 are tombs and funerary monuments.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
15% are under 15, above Cantal’s towns (12%) but below compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. Half of Coltines is older than 48.4, half younger.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Coltines | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
Coltines has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The census found 8.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €26,310 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Cantal’s towns (€24,340).
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.
The market in Coltines: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.10/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Coltines. Best known first.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Coltines; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Dolmen de Touls: Photo: VKaeru · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Coltines yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coltines | 427 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Flour | 6,391 | 6.1 | A+ | A | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coltines is a commune of 427 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 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.
