Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Méallet.
Who lives here
Méallet has fewer young adults than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 3.9% are 15 to 24
Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, lower than both Cantal’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 9.7% of residents. People 65 and over make up 35% of the town.
57.5median age
MéalletCantal medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Méallet: 79% were built before 1919, more than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Méallet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Méallet, 3.2%, runs below Cantal’s towns and compared French towns
Jobs based in Méallet number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €21,640 a year per consumption unit. Also worth knowing: at the census, 9.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Cantal’s towns (17.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot10%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Méallet, 0.5 per working resident
3.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Méallet
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Méallet is a commune of 153 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.
