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JaleyracCantal

356 people call this town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.

Is Jaleyrac a good place to live?

Jaleyrac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 29% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Jaleyrac stand out

The one thing Jaleyrac does most differently from other towns.

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Viaduc du Mars
Viaduc du Mars · Inscrit · Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jaleyrac’s story

Jaleyrac in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1925First protected: Église Saint-Martin
  • 2020Most recently protected: Maison Anjaliac
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jaleyrac.

Who lives here

Jaleyrac has fewer young adults than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 8.5% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 19% of adults, below Cantal’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The under-15s are 13% of the population here. Retirement age and beyond: just over a quarter of residents are 65 or older.

51.3median age
JaleyracCantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education19%

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 Jaleyrac
JaleyracCantal medianFrance median
Under 1513%12%17%
15–248.5%10%11%
25–4421%20%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+26%28%22%
No diploma17%20%19%
CAP or BEP36%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education19%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Jaleyrac: 23% were built before 1919, more than in both Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Jaleyrac has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
12th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Jaleyrac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 3.6%

Unemployment stood at 4.0%, below both Cantal’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jaleyrac has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 1.7% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Jaleyrac, 0.3 per working resident
4.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Jaleyrac than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.65/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €6.86/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Jaleyrac.

€7.65/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Jaleyrac€7.65/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cantal median€9.36/m²
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.16 to €9.51/m² a month)
€6.86/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 Jaleyrac

11pages on Jaleyrac

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison Anjaliac: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Jaleyrac

One notable person was born in Jaleyrac.

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Jaleyrac’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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MauriacMauriacJaleyrac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Jaleyrac356—————
Mauriac3,4493.6AA+CB−

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

About Jaleyrac

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Jaleyrac is a commune of 356 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
356 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Mauriac
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.6 sq mi (17 km²)
INSEE code
15079

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.