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A town of 321 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

321

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€6.70

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€22,750

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Drugeac a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Drugeac falls below the line for grades. 39% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Drugeac stand out

The one thing Drugeac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château de Ferluc · Inscrit · Photo: Nico207 · CC0

Drugeac’s story

Drugeac in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Drugeac counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1963First protected: Chapiteau roman servant de socle à une croix située dans le…
2001Most recently protected: Château de Ferluc

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Drugeac.

Who lives here

Few people in Drugeac are 15 to 24: 6.7%, fewer than in Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

Graduates make up 18% of adults. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, lower than Cantal’s towns (28%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Drugeac by age and the one in the middle is 49.4.

49.4median age

DrugeacCantal medianFrance median

Cantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat15%

Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Drugeac
	Drugeac	Cantal median	France median
Under 15	15%	12%	17%
15–24	6.7%	10%	11%
25–44	22%	20%	23%
45–64	30%	27%	26%
65+	26%	28%	22%
No diploma	27%	20%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	15%	19%	18%
Higher education	18%	26%	30%

Full pageDrugeac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages49.4 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households160 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad2.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Drugeac?”

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

History

Drugeac keeps more of its old housing than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 45% built before 1919

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Drugeac is Chapiteau roman servant de socle à une croix située dans le cimetière. On the Culture ministry’s list, Drugeac counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Chapiteau roman servant de socle à une croix située dans le cimetière 12th c.

11th c.

oldest protected part

1963

first monument protected

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Age of homes45% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Drugeac?”

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

Work & commute

Drugeac has lower unemployment than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 4.0%

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,750 a year. For its 150 residents in work, Drugeac has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. At the census, 8.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Cantal’s towns (17.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%

On foot7%

Public transport1%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Drugeac, 0.5 per working resident

4.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€22,750

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

16%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€22,750 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Drugeac costs less than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.70/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 13 homes were sold in Drugeac.

€6.70/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Drugeac€6.70/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Cantal median€9.36/m²

€6.70/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.31 to €8.45/m² a month)

€7.78/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageDrugeac’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€6.70/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Drugeac and 4 more in and around Drugeac

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Drugeac. Best known first.

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Keep exploring

Everything we know about Drugeac

12pages on Drugeac

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.3 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing13 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.4 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Drugeac counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Chapiteau roman servant de socle à une croix située dans le cimetièreCross · 12th c.

Église Saint-GéraudChurch · 11th–16th c.

Photo credits

Chapiteau roman servant de socle à une croix située dans le cimetière: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Géraud: Photo: Nico207 · CC0

Famous people from Drugeac

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

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Drugeac’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 →

MauriacAurillacYtracDrugeac

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Drugeac	321	—	—	—	—	—
Mauriac	3,449	4.6	A	A⁺	C	B⁻
Aurillac	26,214	17	A⁻	A	C⁺	C⁺
Ytrac	4,339	18	—	A	—	B⁻

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

About Drugeac

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Drugeac is a commune of 321 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mauriac. 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: 321 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Mauriac
Département: Cantal (15)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 7.1 sq mi (18.3 km²)
INSEE code: 15063

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.