Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
160 people call this town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
Le Claux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Nearly two thirds of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 45% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Le Claux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Claux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Léger, in Cheylade, 3.4 mi away.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Claux.
The 15-to-24 age group: 5.5%, below Cantal’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 31% have a degree. Le Claux has a median age of 63 years.
44% women, 56% men
About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Le Claux | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.7% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 45% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Cantal’s towns (17.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The jobless rate is 6.2%. Le Claux holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.90/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Le Claux. Best known first.
Nothing in Le Claux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Claux yet.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Claux is a commune of 160 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Gentiane. 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.