Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montsalvy.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Montsalvy than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 9.9% are under 15
Degrees are held by 17% of adults. 8.1% of residents are 15 to 24, below Cantal’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Half of Montsalvy is older than 57.8, half younger.
57.8median age
MontsalvyCantal medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
40%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 84 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2021
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
16% of homes date from before 1919. Since 2021, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. On the Culture ministry’s list, Montsalvy counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de l'Assomption.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Montsalvy are out of work than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.2%
The median disposable income was €23,870 a year per consumption unit, about level with Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Montsalvy has 350 jobs for 300 working residents, 1.2 per worker. At the census, 16.2% of commuters got to work without a car.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot14%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
350
jobs based in Montsalvy, 1.2 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Montsalvy
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Montsalvy is a commune of 842 people in the Communauté de communes de la Châtaigneraie Cantalienne. 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
842 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Châtaigneraie Cantalienne
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.
