Mauriac grades A overall: better than 92% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is safety (C): an average of 16.8 recorded violent incidents and 9.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Mauriac with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mauriac.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Mauriac costs less than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.08/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Cantal costs less to buy into than Mauriac, at €1,000/m², the lowest of 5. Half the homes sold went for more than €1,000/m², below Cantal’s towns (€1,411/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Houses made up 77% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€1,000/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mauriac€1,000/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cantal median€1,411/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,135/m²
82
€8.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.50 to €10.03/m² a month)
2.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,150
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Mauriac
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Mauriac is rich in protected monuments: 17 per 10,000 residents, more than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Mauriac has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2009. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in the town is Ancien monastère Saint-Pierre.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Mauriac skews older, with 37% of residents 65 or over, more than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns
20% of adults hold a degree, below both Cantal’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 are 8.1% of the population. Under 15: 11% of residents.
56.8median age
MauriacCantal medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
For walkability, Mauriac ranks above 79% of compared French towns
The median disposable income was €23,880 a year per consumption unit, close to Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 2,300 jobs are based in Mauriac, for 1,250 working residents (1.8 per worker). Unemployment stands at 7.9%.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot16%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,300
jobs based in Mauriac, 1.8 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Mauriac ranks above 71% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Police and gendarmerie recorded 77 offenses in Mauriac in 2025. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was other physical violence (2025).
16.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence20
Family violence19
Sexual violence18
Criminal damage13
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Fraud21
Theft without violence10
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
16.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
77
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (1.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Mauriac run higher than in 53% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
848 deaths in Mauriac between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 737: 15% above. Its three care homes for older people (188 places) count their residents as Mauriac’s; allowing for them, deaths were 11% below expected. 5 GPs practise in the town. Life expectancy in Cantal: 84.4 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Mauriac · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Mauriac
20.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Henri Mondor Aurillac
84.4 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Cantal, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Jules Saliège: SGA DMPA, Public domain · Jean Chappe: Yapparina (this version), CC BY 4.0 · Élisabeth de Feydeau: Artyfragrance, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clément Ric: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean-Jacques Durrieu: Émile Desmaisons, Public domain
Questions about Mauriac
Is Mauriac safe?
It grades C for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Mauriac good?
They grade A, better than 91% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mauriac expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mauriac grades A+ for cost of living.
About Mauriac
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mauriac is a commune of 3,449 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mauriac. 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
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.
