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The town, home to 116 people, lies in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Lavigerie isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 47% of its housing. It skews older: 40% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Lavigerie does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lavigerie; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2006.
56% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lavigerie.
Children under 15 count for 13% of the people here. People 65 and over make up two fifths of the town, higher than both Cantal’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). 30% of adults hold a degree.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Lavigerie | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Lavigerie; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 2.4% of working residents in Lavigerie went to work by public transport. 9.3% of people in the labour force have no job.
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 Lavigerie from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Lavigerie. Best known first.
Lavigerie has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Maison Saury, à la Courbatière: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lavigerie yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavigerie | 116 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Flour | 6,391 | 18 | A+ | A | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lavigerie is a commune of 116 people in the Communauté de communes Hautes Terres 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
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.