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127 people call this town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Étienne-Cantalès out for now. 23% of its homes are second homes. Few residents are of retirement age: 15% are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Étienne-Cantalès does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Étienne-Cantalès as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Laroquebrou, 2.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Étienne-Cantalès.
The under-15s are 18% of the population here. Typical age in Saint-Étienne-Cantalès: 45, the median. Degrees are held by 27% of adults, between Cantal’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%).
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Étienne-Cantalès | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 10.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Cantal’s towns (17.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Saint-Étienne-Cantalès counts 0.7 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers). Median disposable income comes to €23,490 a year per consumption unit.
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.
5 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Étienne-Cantalès from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Étienne-Cantalès. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Étienne-Cantalès 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 Saint-Étienne-Cantalès 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-Cantalès | 127 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ytrac | 4,339 | 6.9 | — | A | — | B− |
| Aurillac | 26,214 | 9.9 | A− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère | 6,361 | 11 | A | A− | A+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Étienne-Cantalès is a commune of 127 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
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.