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A town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 188 people.
There are no grades for Saint-Mary-le-Plain: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 33% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Mary-le-Plain does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Mary-le-Plain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle de Vauclair, in Molompize, 3.2 mi away.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Mary-le-Plain is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Mary-le-Plain.
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, below Cantal’s towns (28%) but above compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. Graduates make up 18% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Mary-le-Plain | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Saint-Mary-le-Plain: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.4 each). 8.2% of the labour force were unemployed, near Cantal’s towns (8.7%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, just over a quarter of working residents in Saint-Mary-le-Plain didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Saint-Mary-le-Plain. A house rents for an estimated €7.10/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Mary-le-Plain yet.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Mary-le-Plain is a commune of 188 people in the Communauté de communes Hautes Terres 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
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-Mary-le-Plain | 188 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Flour | 6,391 | 9.7 | A+ | A | B | B+ |
| Brioude Haute-Loire | 6,527 | 15 | B− | A | D | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.