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MoussagesCantal

247 people live in this town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Moussages a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Moussages falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 39% of homes. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Moussages stand out

The 2 things Moussages does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle de Jailhac
Chapelle de Jailhac · Inscrit · Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0
Moussages’ story

Moussages in pictures

Moussages has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Église Saint-Barthélémy
  • 1986Most recently protected: Chapelle de Jailhac
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moussages.

Who lives here

Moussages has fewer young adults than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4% are 15 to 24

10% are under 15, below both Cantal’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 35% of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults.

58.1median age
MoussagesCantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Moussages
MoussagesCantal medianFrance median
Under 1510%12%17%
15–245.4%10%11%
25–4418%20%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+35%28%22%
No diploma22%20%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education19%26%30%

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

History

Moussages keeps more of its old housing than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 48% built before 1919

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

3 of the 4 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit4
11th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Moussages has lower unemployment than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6%

Per resident in work, Moussages counts 0.7 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). At the census, 7.9% of working residents in Moussages didn’t travel to work at all. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,790 a year per consumption unit.

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%
On foot16%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Moussages, 0.7 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
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 Moussages than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.65/m² a month

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

Houses accounted for 90% of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 10 homes were sold in Moussages.

€7.65/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Moussages€7.65/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cantal median€9.36/m²
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.16 to €9.51/m² a month)
€7.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Auzers and 5 more in and around Moussages

Heritage in and near Moussages. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Moussages

12pages on Moussages

Landmarks

Moussages has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Barthélémy: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fontaine à bassin octogonal avec fût central orné de sculptures: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chapelle de Jailhac: Photo: Robin Chubret · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Moussages

One notable person was born in Moussages.

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Moussages’ neighbors

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

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MauriacMauriacMoussages
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Moussages247—————
Mauriac3,4496.8AA+CB−

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

About Moussages

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Moussages is a commune of 247 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

Population
247 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Mauriac
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
7.5 sq mi (19.4 km²)
INSEE code
15137

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.