At under 1,000 residents, Ruynes-en-Margeride is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up just over a fifth of its housing.
What makes Ruynes-en-Margeride stand out
The one thing Ruynes-en-Margeride does most differently from other towns.
Viaduc de Garabit · Classé · Photo: W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ruynes-en-Margeride’s story
Ruynes-en-Margeride in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Ruynes-en-Margeride: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.
22% 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 Ruynes-en-Margeride.
History
Ruynes-en-Margeride keeps more of its old housing than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Ruynes-en-Margeride is Viaduc de Garabit. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 18% of Ruynes-en-Margeride, above Cantal’s towns and compared French towns
Aged 15 to 24: 8.2% of residents. 25% of adults hold a degree, close to Cantal’s towns (26%) and below compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: the 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents.
46.2median age
Ruynes-en-MargerideCantal medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Only 6.9% of commuters in Ruynes-en-Margeride go to work without a car, fewer than in both Cantal’s towns and compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 8.0%, lower than both Cantal’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 300 residents in work, Ruynes-en-Margeride has 150 jobs: 0.5 each. No commute at all: 6.3% of working residents here at the census.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot7%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Ruynes-en-Margeride, 0.5 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ruynes-en-Margeride than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.11/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up 90% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.10/m² a month. Sales in Ruynes-en-Margeride from July 2023 to June 2026: 21 houses and apartments.
€8.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Ruynes-en-Margeride€8.11/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cantal median€9.36/m²
€8.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.99 to €10.98/m² a month)
€7.10/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Ruynes-en-Margeride: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Ruynes-en-Margeride
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ruynes-en-Margeride is a commune of 719 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
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.
