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GirgolsCantal

The town has 70 residents and lies in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.76

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

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Girgols a good place to live?

There are no grades for Girgols: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 39% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Girgols stand out

The one thing Girgols 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.

Église de la Nativité-de-la-Vierge · Classé · Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 4.0

Girgols’ story

Girgols in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Girgols: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.

49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1982First protected: Église de la Nativité-de-la-Vierge

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Girgols.

History

Old homes shape Girgols: 49% 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.

The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Girgols is Église de la Nativité-de-la-Vierge.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église de la Nativité-de-la-Vierge 11th–19th c.

11th c.

oldest protected part

1982

first monument protected

Full pageGirgols’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes49% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Girgols?”

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Girgols than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8% are under 15

36% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Cantal’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older. Girgols has a median age of 51.5.

51.5median age

GirgolsCantal medianFrance median

Cantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat16%

Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Girgols
	Girgols	Cantal median	France median
Under 15	5.8%	12%	17%
15–24	10%	10%	11%
25–44	22%	20%	23%
45–64	39%	27%	26%
65+	23%	28%	22%
No diploma	18%	20%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	16%	19%	18%
Higher education	36%	26%	30%

Full pageGirgols’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51.5 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households40 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad2.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Girgols?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Girgols than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 10.8%

7.7% of the labour force were unemployed, below Cantal’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 2.7% of working residents in Girgols went to work by public transport.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%

On foot8%

Public transport3%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Girgols, 0.3 per working resident

7.7%

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.3 per working resident

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

Housing

Renting in Girgols costs less than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.76/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Girgols.

€7.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Girgols€7.76/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Cantal median€9.36/m²

€7.76/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.23 to €9.68/m² a month)

€7.72/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageGirgols’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.76/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Girgols

12pages on Girgols

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.8 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing6 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.5 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Girgols has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église de la Nativité-de-la-ViergeChurch · 11th–19th c.

Classé

Église Saint-Jean-BaptisteChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Tournemire, 2.2 mi

Classé

Église Saint-RémiChurch · 12th–15th c. · in Lascelle, 3.2 mi

Classé

Maison de la RonadeHouse · 15th c. · in Salers, 6 mi

Photo credits

Église de la Nativité-de-la-Vierge: Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Girgols

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

How we find them →

Girgols’ 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 →

AurillacArpajon-sur-CèreYtracMauriacGirgols

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Girgols	70	—	—	—	—	—
Aurillac	26,214	10	A⁻	A	C⁺	C⁺
Arpajon-sur-Cère	6,361	11	A	A⁻	A⁺	B⁻
Ytrac	4,339	12	—	A	—	B⁻
Mauriac	3,449	15	A	A⁺	C	B⁻

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

About Girgols

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Girgols is a commune of 70 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: 70 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Salers
Département: Cantal (15)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 4.9 sq mi (12.8 km²)
INSEE code: 15075

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.