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Is Saint-Hippolyte a good place to live? With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Hippolyte falls below the line for grades. 49% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 36% of residents are 65 or over.
Saint-Hippolyte’s grade
Overall Not graded
Why Too small to grade
What makes Saint-Hippolyte stand out The 2 things Saint-Hippolyte does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Hippolyte · Inscrit · Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Hippolyte’s story
Saint-Hippolyte in pictures
Saint-Hippolyte has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1934.
60% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1934 First protected: Église Saint-Hippolyte 2025 Most recently protected: Sanctuaire marial de La Font-Sainte Explore the history →
The data Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Hippolyte.
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Hippolyte are 15 to 24: 3.1%, fewer than in Cantal’s towns and across compared French towns Over-65s are 36% of the population. 14% are under 15, between Cantal’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 21% of adults.
56 median age
Ages · share of residents Under 15 15–24 25–44 45–64 65+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education No diploma 30%
CAP or BEP 23%
Baccalauréat 16%
Higher education 21%
Women and men · all residents 46% women, 54% men
Men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
Ages and diplomas in Saint-Hippolyte Saint-Hippolyte Cantal median France median Under 15 14% 12% 17% 15–24 3.1% 10% 11% 25–44 18% 20% 23% 45–64 29% 27% 26% 65+ 36% 28% 22% No diploma 30% 20% 19% CAP or BEP 23% 27% 26% Baccalauréat 16% 19% 18% Higher education 21% 26% 30%
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Hippolyte: 60% were built before 1919, more than in Cantal’s towns and across compared French towns France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saint-Hippolyte has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 11th century.
2 historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée Classé 0
Inscrit 2
11th c.
oldest protected part
1934
first monument protected
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Saint-Hippolyte has lower unemployment than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 2.5% At the census, 10.0% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs located in Saint-Hippolyte: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.7 each).
10% walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023 Driving 68%
On foot 10%
Public transport 0%
Bicycle 0%
Motorbike or scooter 0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Hippolyte, 0.7 per working resident
2.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
23%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Saint-Hippolyte costs less than in Cantal’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.01/m² a month Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €6.90/m² a month. The market in Saint-Hippolyte: 1 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€7.01/m² estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month Saint-Hippolyte €7.01/m²
Median of towns €12.41/m²
Cantal median €9.36/m²
€7.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.35 to €9.17/m² a month)
€6.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Saint-Hippolyte 12 pages on Saint-Hippolyte
Landmarks Saint-Hippolyte has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
All monuments → Photo credits Église Saint-Hippolyte: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Saint-Hippolyte Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Hippolyte yet.
How we find them →
About Saint-Hippolyte Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Hippolyte is a commune of 99 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Gentiane. 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 99 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays Gentiane
Département Cantal (15)
Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area 5.4 sq mi (14 km²)
INSEE code 15190 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.
