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A town of 90 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Malbo a good place to live?

Malbo is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Malbo stand out

The 2 things Malbo does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Hameau de Rissergues
Hameau de Rissergues · Inscrit · Photo: Olivier1105 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Malbo’s story

Malbo in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Malbo; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 2013.

63% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2013First protected: Hameau de Rissergues
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Malbo.

Who lives here

Students and young workers shape Malbo: 15% are 15 to 24, above Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 6.6% of residents. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, about level with Cantal’s towns (28%) and above compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 16% have a degree.

53.8median age
MalboCantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat29%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

37% women, 63% men

About 60 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Malbo
MalboCantal medianFrance median
Under 156.6%12%17%
15–2415%10%11%
25–4413%20%23%
45–6435%27%26%
65+30%28%22%
No diploma25%20%19%
CAP or BEP25%27%26%
Baccalauréat29%19%18%
Higher education16%26%30%

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

History

Malbo keeps more of its old housing than Cantal or compared French towns: 63% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Malbo; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
10th c.
oldest protected part
2013
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Malbo are out of work than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.4%

Jobs based in Malbo number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.7 per worker). 7.0% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%
On foot16%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Malbo, 0.7 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
7%
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 Malbo than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.27/m² a month

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

Sales in Malbo from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments.

€8.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Malbo€8.27/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cantal median€9.36/m²
€8.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.35 to €10.78/m² a month)
€7.00/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Vigouroux and 2 more in and around Malbo

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Malbo. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Malbo

12pages on Malbo

Landmarks

Malbo has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Hameau de Rissergues: Photo: Olivier1105 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Malbo

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Malbo yet.

How we find them →

Malbo’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Cantal →
Arpajon-sur-CèreAurillacSaint-FlourArpajon-sur-CèreAurillacSaint-FlourMalbo
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Malbo90—————
Arpajon-sur-Cère6,36115AA−A+B−
Aurillac26,21416A−AC+C+
Saint-Flour6,39117A+ABB+

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

About Malbo

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Malbo is a commune of 90 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

Population
90 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Saint-Flour Communauté
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
11.3 sq mi (29.4 km²)
INSEE code
15112

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.