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Saint-Vincent-de-SalersCantal

Some 70 people live in this town, in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.65

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

12%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Vincent-de-Salers a good place to live?

Saint-Vincent-de-Salers has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 57% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 39% of residents.

What makes Saint-Vincent-de-Salers stand out

The 2 things Saint-Vincent-de-Salers does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

39% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 63. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Vincent · Classé · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Saint-Vincent-de-Salers’ story

Saint-Vincent-de-Salers in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Vincent-de-Salers counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1930First protected: Église Saint-Vincent
1986Most recently protected: Château de la Borie

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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Vincent-de-Salers counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

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Château de ChanterelleChâteau · 15th c.

Château de la BorieChâteau · 15th & 17th c.

Photo credits

Château de Chanterelle: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain · Château de la Borie: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Vincent-de-Salers.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Saint-Vincent-de-Salers than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 8.6% are under 15

63median age

Half the people of Saint-Vincent-de-Salers are older than 63. Degrees are held by 27% of adults.

Saint-Vincent-de-SalersCantal medianFrance median

Cantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

39%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat25%

Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

41% women, 59% men

About 71 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Vincent-de-Salers
	Saint-Vincent-de-Salers	Cantal median	France median
Under 15	8.6%	12%	17%
15–24	0%	10%	11%
25–44	21%	20%	23%
45–64	31%	27%	26%
65+	39%	28%	22%
No diploma	9.4%	20%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	25%	19%	18%
Higher education	27%	26%	30%

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Ages63 median age · 39% are 65 or over Households50 households · 1.6 people per household Born abroad5.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Vincent-de-Salers?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Saint-Vincent-de-Salers: 44% were built before 1919, more than in both Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

3historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Vincent-de-Salers is Église Saint-Vincent. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Vincent-de-Salers counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Vincent 12th & 16th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1930

first monument protected

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Age of homes44% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Vincent-de-Salers?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Saint-Vincent-de-Salers has higher unemployment than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 12.5%

12%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 12.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

On foot12%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Saint-Vincent-de-Salers, 0.5 per working resident

12.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.5 per working resident Getting to work12% walk, cycle or take transit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Vincent-de-Salers than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.65/m² a month

€7.65/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

10 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Vincent-de-Salers from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Vincent-de-Salers€7.65/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Cantal median€9.36/m²

€7.65/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.16 to €9.51/m² a month)

€7.78/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€7.65/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Vincent-de-Salers

12pages on Saint-Vincent-de-Salers

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing10 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 63 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Famous people from Saint-Vincent-de-Salers

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Vincent-de-Salers as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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About Saint-Vincent-de-Salers

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Saint-Vincent-de-Salers is a commune of 70 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

Population: 70 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Salers
Département: Cantal (15)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 7.3 sq mi (18.9 km²)
INSEE code: 15218

Saint-Vincent-de-Salers’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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MauriacSaint-Vincent-de-Salers

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Vincent-de-Salers	70	—	—	—	—	—
Mauriac	3,449	9.5	A	A⁺	C	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 9, 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.