Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 143 residents and lies in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Pailherols: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. A third of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Pailherols does most differently from other towns.
Pailherols has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1923.
49% 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 Pailherols.
6.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Degrees are held by 20% of adults, below both Cantal’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Pailherols in two is 53.7.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Pailherols | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.7% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Pailherols is Restes d'habitations en pierres sèches du Puy de Bane. Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
50 jobs are based in Pailherols, for 100 working residents (0.7 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €28,080 a year per consumption unit. 11.5% of Pailherols’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
9 houses and apartments changed hands in Pailherols from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.00/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Pailherols has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Pailherols.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pailherols | 143 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère | 6,361 | 11 | A | A− | A+ | B− |
| Aurillac | 26,214 | 12 | A− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Ytrac | 4,339 | 16 | — | A | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pailherols is a commune of 143 people in the Communauté de communes Cère et Goul en Carladès. 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.