Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
656 people call this town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Illide out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 26% of homes. It skews older: nearly two in five residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Illide does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Illide has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2013.
35% 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 Saint-Illide.
Children under 15 make up 11%, below Cantal’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Residents of Saint-Illide have a median age of 57.6.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Illide | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 35% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 12% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century. Saint-Illide has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per resident in work, Saint-Illide counts 0.8 jobs (200 jobs, 200 workers). Households’ median disposable income: €20,870 a year per consumption unit. 7.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Cantal’s towns (17.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
House rents are put at about €7.78/m² a month. The market in Saint-Illide: 18 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 94% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Illide has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle d'Albart: Photo: Nico207 · CC0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Illide 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-Illide | 656 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ytrac | 4,339 | 10 | — | A | — | B− |
| Aurillac | 26,214 | 11 | A− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Mauriac | 3,449 | 12 | A | A+ | C | B− |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère | 6,361 | 13 | A | A− | A+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Illide is a commune of 656 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
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.