Degrees are held by 14% of adults. People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, above both Cantal’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 13%.

52.4median age

PaulhencCantal medianFrance median

Cantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

32%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma43%

CAP or BEP21%

Baccalauréat15%

Higher education14%

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 Paulhenc
	Paulhenc	Cantal median	France median
Under 15	13%	12%	17%
15–24	5.8%	10%	11%
25–44	22%	20%	23%
45–64	26%	27%	26%
65+	32%	28%	22%
No diploma	43%	20%	19%
CAP or BEP	21%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	15%	19%	18%
Higher education	14%	26%	30%

Full pagePaulhenc’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages52.4 median age · 32% are 65 or over Households80 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad3.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Paulhenc?”

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

History

Paulhenc keeps more of its old housing than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 59% built before 1919

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

Paulhenc has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Maison des Fontanges. Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit3

Among them · Classé

Maison des Fontanges 16th c.

10th c.

oldest protected part

1953

first monument protected

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Age of homes59% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Paulhenc?”

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Paulhenc than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €18,990 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment stood at 6.0%, below Cantal’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Paulhenc holds 150 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 2.1 jobs each. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 10.9% of commuters travelled at the census.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%

On foot11%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

150

jobs based in Paulhenc, 2.1 per working resident

6.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€18,990

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€18,990 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 2.1 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Paulhenc than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.48/m² a month

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

Paulhenc recorded 3 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.48/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Paulhenc€8.48/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Cantal median€9.36/m²

€8.48/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.64 to €10.84/m² a month)

€6.90/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pagePaulhenc’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.48/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Estresses and 4 more in and around Paulhenc

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Paulhenc. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Estressesin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Volpilhère4.3 km north, in Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux AttractionAttractionLavoir4.1 km north, in Pierrefort Art galleryArt galleryLes éléphants d'Armand4.1 km northeast, in Pierrefort MuseumMuseumMaison de la Cabrette3.5 km south, in Cantoin

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Paulhenc

12pages on Paulhenc

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 16.7 mi away Work & commute150 jobs based here Housing3 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors65% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 52.4 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Paulhenc has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Classé

Maison des FontangesHouse · 16th c.

Inscrit

Château d'EstressesChâteau · 17th & 18th c.

Inscrit

Chapelle Notre-Dame de TurlandeChapel · 13th c.

Église Saint-SaturninChurch · 13th & 15th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Saturnin: Photo: P. Carretier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Paulhenc

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Paulhenc as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Paulhenc’s neighbors

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

All towns in Cantal →

Saint-FlourArpajon-sur-CèrePaulhenc

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Paulhenc	256	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Flour	6,391	17	A⁺	A	B	B⁺
Arpajon-sur-Cère	6,361	17	A	A⁻	A⁺	B⁻

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

About Paulhenc

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Paulhenc is a commune of 256 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

Population: 256 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Saint-Flour Communauté
Département: Cantal (15)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 9.2 sq mi (23.7 km²)
INSEE code: 15149

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.