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This town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 133.
Saint-Projet-de-Salers has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 43% of homes. Over-65s are 32% of the population.
The 2 things Saint-Projet-de-Salers does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Projet-de-Salers as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Tournemire, 3.1 mi away.
58% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Projet-de-Salers 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-Projet-de-Salers.
People aged 15 to 24 are 9.8% of the population. 32% of residents are 65 or over, above both Cantal’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Saint-Projet-de-Salers by age and the one in the middle is 54.5.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Projet-de-Salers | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.3% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly a tenth of Saint-Projet-de-Salers’ working residents had no journey to work at the census. Of those in the labour force, 10.0% are unemployed.
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.
Saint-Projet-de-Salers recorded 8 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Projet-de-Salers. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Projet-de-Salers yet.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Projet-de-Salers is a commune of 133 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
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-Projet-de-Salers | 133 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aurillac | 26,214 | 12 | A− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Mauriac | 3,449 | 13 | A | A+ | C | B− |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère | 6,361 | 13 | A | A− | A+ | B− |
| Ytrac | 4,339 | 14 | — | A | — | 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 8, 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.