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A town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 1,101 people.
Prices are modest for what you get (A+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 27% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is strong on health as well (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is walkability (D−) — 16% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Roannes-Saint-Mary has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Roannes-Saint-Mary 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.
Roannes-Saint-Mary has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Roannes-Saint-Mary does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Roannes-Saint-Mary as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Temple gallo-romain de type fanum, in Aurillac, 4.4 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Roannes-Saint-Mary is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roannes-Saint-Mary.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
21 houses and apartments changed hands in Roannes-Saint-Mary from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 95% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For its 500 residents in work, Roannes-Saint-Mary has 100 jobs: 0.2 each. 5.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below Cantal’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €27,520 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 71 residents of Roannes-Saint-Mary died, against 93 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% fewer. At birth, a girl in Cantal can expect 84.4 years and a boy 80.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Roannes-Saint-Mary is Centre hospitalier Henri Mondor Aurillac, 5.3 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.1% of the town. Among adults, 31% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Roannes-Saint-Mary | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Roannes-Saint-Mary yet.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Roannes-Saint-Mary is a commune of 1,101 people in the Communauté de communes de la Châtaigneraie Cantalienne. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roannes-Saint-Mary | 1,101 | — | — | A+ | — | A− |
| Ytrac | 4,339 | 4.1 | — | A | — | B− |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère | 6,361 | 4.3 | A | A− | A+ | B− |
| Aurillac | 26,214 | 5 | A− | A | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Roannes-Saint-Mary has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 3.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 November 4, 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.