Murat has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,140/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Hautes Terres Communauté. Its strongest is walkability (A): 91% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Murat 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 Murat.
Who lives here
Murat skews older, with 38% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Cantal’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 11% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 6.9%, lower than both Cantal’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 23% have a degree.
56.7median age
MuratCantal medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 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
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Murat is easier to get around on foot than 91% of compared French towns
Nearly a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Cantal’s towns (17.9%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Murat: 1,250, for 650 residents in work (1.8 each). Unemployment stands at 6.5%.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot17%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
1,250
jobs based in Murat, 1.8 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
Murat is graded an A for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.59/m² a month, near Cantal’s towns (€9.36/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,140/m², comes from 54 sales of houses and apartments in Murat from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €6.90/m² a month.
€1,140/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Murat€1,140/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Cantal median€1,411/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,262/m²
40
€9.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.36 to €12.50/m² a month)
3.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,940
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Hautes Terres Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Murat’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 84% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 537 residents of Murat died, against 374 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 43% more. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Murat records 103 deaths per 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to Murat is Centre hospitalier de Saint Flour, 12 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Murat can choose among 2 GPs.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw143
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Murat · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saint Flour
12 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Saint Flour
84.4 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Cantal, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More protected monuments for its size in Murat than in Cantal or compared French towns: 62 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 25% of the housing. Among the classé monuments in Murat is Village fortifié et restes d'habitations préhistoriques de La Roche. The protected list starts in prehistory. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2014.
Église collégiale Notre-Dame: Photo: Olivier1105 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château d'Anterroches: Photo: Cantalissime · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Massebeau: Photo: Wikip29 · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Murat
Is Murat safe?
Murat has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 3.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Murat expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,140/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Murat grades A for cost of living.
About Murat
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Murat is a commune of 1,770 people in the Communauté de communes Hautes Terres 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
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.
