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RouffiacCantal

A town of 181 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population
181
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€6.70
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€20,610
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
7%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Rouffiac a good place to live?

Rouffiac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Rouffiac stand out

The 2 things Rouffiac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
29%2%RouffiacMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
29% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
35%22%RouffiacMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
35% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 57.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: Hanniethuis sur Wikipédia néerlandais · Public domain
Rouffiac’s story

Rouffiac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Rouffiac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1984First protected: Église Saint-Martin
  • 1990Most recently protected: Château de la Pachevie
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rouffiac.

Who lives here

Few people in Rouffiac are 15 to 24: 6.1%, fewer than in Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

For Rouffiac, that is below both Cantal’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 35% of residents are 65 or over.

57.3median age
RouffiacCantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rouffiac
RouffiacCantal medianFrance median
Under 1511%12%17%
15–246.1%10%11%
25–4413%20%23%
45–6435%27%26%
65+35%28%22%
No diploma24%20%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education19%26%30%
Full pageRouffiac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages57.3 median age · 35% are 65 or overHouseholds90 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad3.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Rouffiac?”

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

History

Rouffiac keeps more of its old housing than Cantal or compared French towns: 46% built before 1919

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

Rouffiac sits above both Cantal’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Rouffiac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
13th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected
Full pageRouffiac’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes46% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Rouffiac?”

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Rouffiac than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €20,610 a year per consumption unit

That puts Rouffiac below both Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and compared French towns (€25,970). 7.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Rouffiac has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.5 per worker.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Rouffiac, 0.5 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageRouffiac’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Median income€20,610 a year · Median income per consumption unitGetting to work7% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident

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

Housing

Renting in Rouffiac costs less than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.70/m² a month

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

On this, Rouffiac is below both Cantal’s towns (€9.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€6.70/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rouffiac€6.70/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cantal median€9.36/m²
€6.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.31 to €8.45/m² a month)
€7.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageRouffiac’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€6.70/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rouffiac

12pages on Rouffiac
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 16.3 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing13 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 57.3History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Rouffiac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Inscrit
Château de la PachevieChâteau · 15th–19th c.
Église Saint-MartinChurch · 13th–19th c.
Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Hanniethuis sur Wikipédia néerlandais · Public domain

Famous people from Rouffiac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rouffiac yet.

How we find them →

Rouffiac’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 →
Argentat-sur-DordogneYtracMauriacAurillacSaint-CéréArgentat-sur-DordogneYtracMauriacAurillacSaint-CéréRouffiac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rouffiac181—————
Argentat-sur-Dordogne Corrèze2,88111A+AAC
Ytrac4,33914—A—B−
Mauriac3,44916AA+CB−
Aurillac26,21416A−AC+C+
Saint-Céré Lot3,42917A−B+A−B

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

About Rouffiac

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Rouffiac is a commune of 181 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

Population
181 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Châtaigneraie Cantalienne
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
9 sq mi (23.2 km²)
INSEE code
15165

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.