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DienneCantal

A town of 235 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Dienne a good place to live?

Dienne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Dienne stand out

The 2 things Dienne does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte
Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte · Classé · Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dienne’s story

Dienne in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Dienne: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1944.

51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1944First protected: Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte
  • 2006Most recently protected: Château de la Cheyrelle
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dienne.

Who lives here

Few people in Dienne are 15 to 24: 8.7%, fewer than in Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

Dienne sits below both Cantal’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town.

54.5median age
DienneCantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Dienne
DienneCantal medianFrance median
Under 1513%12%17%
15–248.7%10%11%
25–4415%20%23%
45–6434%27%26%
65+30%28%22%
No diploma25%20%19%
CAP or BEP26%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education24%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Dienne: 51% 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 Dienne above both Cantal’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Dienne: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Dienne is Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte.

5historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1944
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Dienne has lower unemployment than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7%

On this, Dienne is below both Cantal’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Dienne has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.7 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,550 a year per consumption unit.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving61%
On foot9%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Dienne, 0.7 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
27%
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 Dienne costs less than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.01/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Dienne comes below both Cantal’s towns (€9.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.01/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Dienne€7.01/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cantal median€9.36/m²
€7.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.35 to €9.17/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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dienne

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Dienne: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Croix de cimetière: Photo: Dominique Robert REPERANT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de la Cheyrelle: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Roch de Fortuniès: Photo: VKaeru · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moulin de Drils: Photo: Dominique Robert REPERANT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Dienne

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Dienne yet.

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Dienne’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 →
Saint-FlourSaint-FlourDienne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Dienne235—————
Saint-Flour6,39116A+ABB+

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

About Dienne

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Dienne is a commune of 235 people in the Communauté de communes Hautes Terres 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

Population
235 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Hautes Terres Communauté
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
17.9 sq mi (46.3 km²)
INSEE code
15061

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.