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A town of 121 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Mentières is too small for the grades other French towns get. 16% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Mentières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Mentières; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mentières.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Mentières; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The under-15s are 15% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Cantal’s towns (28%). Half of Mentières is older than 48.4, half younger.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Mentières | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.2% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.9% 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 median disposable income is €25,840 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.2% of working residents in Mentières didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
House rents are put at about €7.10/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 4 homes were sold in Mentières.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Mentières has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Madeleine: Photo: VKaeru · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mentières yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentières | 121 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Flour | 6,391 | 3.9 | A+ | A | B | B+ |
| Langeac Haute-Loire | 3,499 | 17 | A+ | A | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mentières is a commune of 121 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
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.