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A town of 95 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. 32% of residents are 65 or over.
Rageade is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Rageade does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Rageade as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Prieuré de Lavoûte-Chilhac, in Lavoûte-Chilhac, 6.5 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rageade.
The under-15s are 13% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, higher than both Cantal’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Rageade in two is 57.5.
44% women, 56% men
About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Rageade | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Rageade number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.8 per worker). The census found 17.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 15.4% of working residents in Rageade didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Rageade.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Rageade is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rageade yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rageade | 95 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Langeac Haute-Loire | 3,499 | 10 | A+ | A | A− | B |
| Saint-Flour | 6,391 | 11 | A+ | A | B | B+ |
| Brioude Haute-Loire | 6,527 | 14 | B− | A | D | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rageade is a commune of 95 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
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.