Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over a third of its housing.
What makes Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert stand out
The one thing Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert.
Who lives here
More people in Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert hold a degree than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 33%
48.1median age
Retirement age and beyond: 26% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 15%, above Cantal’s towns (12%) but below compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town.
Saint-Cirgues-de-MalbertCantal medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert: 46% were built before 1919, more than in both Cantal’s towns and compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert are out of work than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.4%
1%walk, cycle or take transit
For its 100 residents in work, Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 1.0% of commuters travelled at the census. Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €24,910 a year per consumption unit, in line with Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert, 0.2 per working resident
3.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert is a commune of 248 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Salers. 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
248 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Salers
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.3 sq mi (16.4 km²)
INSEE code
15179
Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.