People aged 15 to 24 make up 5.8% of the town, lower than both Cantal’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Fontanges has a median age of 57.7 years. Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults.

57.7median age

FontangesCantal medianFrance median

Cantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

41%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma30%

CAP or BEP19%

Baccalauréat11%

Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fontanges
	Fontanges	Cantal median	France median
Under 15	11%	12%	17%
15–24	5.8%	10%	11%
25–44	21%	20%	23%
45–64	21%	27%	26%
65+	41%	28%	22%
No diploma	30%	20%	19%
CAP or BEP	19%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	11%	19%	18%
Higher education	26%	26%	30%

Full pageFontanges’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages57.7 median age · 41% are 65 or over Households100 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad0.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Fontanges?”

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

History

Old homes shape Fontanges: 64% 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.

Fontanges has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2014. Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit3

14th c.

oldest protected part

1927

first monument protected

2014

protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)

64%

of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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Age of homes64% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Fontanges?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Fontanges walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 4.6%

The median disposable income was €23,600 a year per consumption unit, near Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 12.6%. For its 50 residents in work, Fontanges has 50 jobs: 0.4 each.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%

On foot5%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Fontanges, 0.4 per working resident

12.6%

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

€23,600

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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Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€23,600 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 Fontanges 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.

The market in Fontanges: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€7.01/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fontanges€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)

€7.78/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageFontanges’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.01/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Lamargé and 7 more in and around Fontanges

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Fontanges. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lamargéin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Palmontin town ChurchChurchChapelle monolithique Saint-Michelin town AttractionAttractionPorte Martille3 km north, in Salers AttractionAttractionBeffroi de Salers3.1 km north, in Salers ChâteauChâteauMaison Sevestre3.1 km north, in Salers

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Everything we know about Fontanges

12pages on Fontanges

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.9 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing13 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 57.7 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Fontanges has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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Château de LamargéChâteau · 14th–18th c.

Inscrit

Château de PalmontChâteau · 15th & 19th c.

Photo credits

Château de Lamargé: Photo: Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Fontanges

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Fontanges as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Fontanges’ 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 →

MauriacAurillacArpajon-sur-CèreYtracFontanges

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Fontanges	213	—	—	—	—	—
Mauriac	3,449	11	A	A⁺	C	B⁻
Aurillac	26,214	14	A⁻	A	C⁺	C⁺
Arpajon-sur-Cère	6,361	15	A	A⁻	A⁺	B⁻
Ytrac	4,339	15	—	A	—	B⁻

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

About Fontanges

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Fontanges is a commune of 213 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Salers. 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: 213 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Salers
Département: Cantal (15)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 6.9 sq mi (17.8 km²)
INSEE code: 15070

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.