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Cros-de-RonesqueCantal

With 145 residents, it is a town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Cros-de-Ronesque a good place to live?

Cros-de-Ronesque is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Two fifths of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 37% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Cros-de-Ronesque stand out

The 2 things Cros-de-Ronesque does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Hilaire
Église Saint-Hilaire · Inscrit · Photo: Ericargs · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cros-de-Ronesque’s story

Cros-de-Ronesque in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Cros-de-Ronesque; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.

71% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1930First protected: Église Saint-Hilaire
  • 1990Most recently protected: Deux maisons dites maisons Delpuech
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cros-de-Ronesque.

Who lives here

Few people in Cros-de-Ronesque are 15 to 24: 5%, fewer than in Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

Under-15s account for 16% of the population. People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, above both Cantal’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 17% of adults.

55median age
Cros-de-RonesqueCantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma32%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cros-de-Ronesque
Cros-de-RonesqueCantal medianFrance median
Under 1516%12%17%
15–245%10%11%
25–4415%20%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+37%28%22%
No diploma32%20%19%
CAP or BEP24%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education17%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Cros-de-Ronesque keeps more of its old housing than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 71% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Cros-de-Ronesque; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
15th c.
oldest protected part
1930
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Cros-de-Ronesque has lower unemployment than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 1.9%

Cros-de-Ronesque has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.5 per worker. At the census, 5.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Cantal’s towns (17.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €23,000 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot6%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Cros-de-Ronesque, 0.5 per working resident
1.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Cros-de-Ronesque costs less than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.27/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Cros-de-Ronesque from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments.

€8.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cros-de-Ronesque€8.27/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cantal median€9.36/m²
€8.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.35 to €10.78/m² a month)
€6.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Messilhac and 4 more in and around Cros-de-Ronesque

Heritage and museums in and near Cros-de-Ronesque. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cros-de-Ronesque

12pages on Cros-de-Ronesque

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Cros-de-Ronesque; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Hilaire: Photo: Ericargs · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cros-de-Ronesque

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cros-de-Ronesque yet.

How we find them →

Cros-de-Ronesque’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Cantal →
Arpajon-sur-CèreAurillacYtracArpajon-sur-CèreAurillacYtracCros-de-Ronesque
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cros-de-Ronesque145—————
Arpajon-sur-Cère6,3617.4AA−A+B−
Aurillac26,2149.1A−AC+C+
Ytrac4,33912—A—B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Cros-de-Ronesque

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Cros-de-Ronesque is a commune of 145 people in the Communauté de communes Cère et Goul en Carladès. 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

Population
145 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cère et Goul en Carladès
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.3 sq mi (16.2 km²)
INSEE code
15058

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.