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In Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 34 residents.
At under 1,000 residents, Le Fau is too small for the grades other French towns get. 71% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 50% of the population.
The 2 things Le Fau does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Fau as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison de Bargues, in Salers, 5.1 mi away.
70% 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 Fau.
The under-15s are 8.3% of the population here. 30% of adults hold a degree, higher than Cantal’s towns (26%) and near compared French towns (30%). Ages in Le Fau split evenly at 70: half are older, half younger.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Le Fau | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.3% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 50% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 12% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 12.5% 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.
Le Fau recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Fau is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Fau as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Fau | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aurillac | 26,214 | 14 | A− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Mauriac | 3,449 | 15 | A | A+ | C | B− |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère | 6,361 | 15 | A | A− | A+ | B− |
| Ytrac | 4,339 | 17 | — | A | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Fau is a commune of 34 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
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.