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Giou-de-MamouCantal

Home to 728 people, this town lies in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Giou-de-Mamou a good place to live?

There are no grades for Giou-de-Mamou: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Église Saint-Bonnet
Église Saint-Bonnet · Inscrit · Photo: Мэкуйански Жэларёв · CC0
Giou-de-Mamou’s story

Giou-de-Mamou in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Giou-de-Mamou; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1980First protected: Église Saint-Bonnet
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Nearby attractions

Abbaye Saint-Géraud d'Aurillac and 9 more in and around Giou-de-Mamou

Heritage and museums in and near Giou-de-Mamou. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Giou-de-Mamou.

Who lives here

Few people in Giou-de-Mamou are 15 to 24: 8.8%, fewer than in both Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 13%, between Cantal’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 26% of residents are 65 or older. A third of adults hold a degree.

51median age
Giou-de-MamouCantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Giou-de-Mamou
Giou-de-MamouCantal medianFrance median
Under 1513%12%17%
15–248.8%10%11%
25–4419%20%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+26%28%22%
No diploma15%20%19%
CAP or BEP24%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education33%26%30%

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

History

Giou-de-Mamou keeps more of its old housing than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Giou-de-Mamou; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
14th c.
oldest protected part
1980
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Giou-de-Mamou, 4.2%, runs below Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

Per resident in work, Giou-de-Mamou counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 350 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €29,300 a year per consumption unit, above both Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and compared French towns (€25,970). 4.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
50
jobs based in Giou-de-Mamou, 0.2 per working resident
4.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

94.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 0.9 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The bac pass rate near Giou-de-Mamou is 91.5%, lower than both Cantal’s towns (94.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.8 mi off.

94%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Giou-de-Mamou94.6%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Giou-de-Mamou91.5%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jeanne de la TreilheNearest collègeCollègeCollège5298%+1 pt
Lycée polyvalent Monnet-MermozNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée21694%−2 pts
Lycée professionnel Raymond CortatBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée11997%+6 pts

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94%
passed the general and technological bac, −2 pts against the expected rate
89%
passed the vocational bac, −1.7 pts against the expected rate
94.6%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −0.9 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Giou-de-Mamou costs less than in both Cantal’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.80/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €6.90/m² a month. Sales in Giou-de-Mamou from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments.

€8.80/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Giou-de-Mamou€8.80/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cantal median€9.36/m²
€8.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.78 to €11.43/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 Giou-de-Mamou

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Landmarks

Giou-de-Mamou has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Bonnet: Photo: Мэкуйански Жэларёв · CC0

Famous people from Giou-de-Mamou

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Giou-de-Mamou yet.

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Giou-de-Mamou’s neighbors

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

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Arpajon-sur-CèreAurillacYtracArpajon-sur-CèreAurillacYtracGiou-de-Mamou
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Giou-de-Mamou728—————
Arpajon-sur-Cère6,3612.9AA−A+B−
Aurillac26,2143.2A−AC+C+
Ytrac4,3396.6—A—B−

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

About Giou-de-Mamou

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Giou-de-Mamou is a commune of 728 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Aurillac Agglomération. 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
728 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Aurillac Agglomération
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
5.6 sq mi (14.5 km²)
INSEE code
15074

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 November 4, 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.