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The town has 57 residents and lies in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Lacapelle-Barrès has none. Second homes make up 53% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up nearly a third of residents.
The 2 things Lacapelle-Barrès does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lacapelle-Barrès as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Restes d'habitations en pierres sèches du Puy de Bane, in Pailherols, 2.6 mi away.
41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Lacapelle-Barrès is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lacapelle-Barrès.
People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, higher than both Cantal’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). At 47, the median resident of Lacapelle-Barrès sits in the middle of the age range.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Lacapelle-Barrès | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 19% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.0%, below both Cantal’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 16.7% of commuters got to work without a car.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Lacapelle-Barrès from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lacapelle-Barrès yet.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lacapelle-Barrès is a commune of 57 people in the Saint-Flour Communauté. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacapelle-Barrès | 57 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère | 6,361 | 13 | A | A− | A+ | B− |
| Aurillac | 26,214 | 14 | A− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Ytrac | 4,339 | 17 | — | A | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.