Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Salers.
Who lives here
An older town: 46% of people in Salers are 65 or over, more than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns
16% of adults hold a degree, below both Cantal’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). One measure of family life: 7.3% of residents are under 15. People aged 15 to 24 are 6.4% of the population.
63.1median age
SalersCantal medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
46%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Salers: 41% were built before 1919, more than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2014. Salers has 20 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 6 classé, the highest protection, and 14 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Mathieu.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Salers are out of work than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.1%
Half of residents lived on more than €24,020 a year per consumption unit, about level with Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Salers number 200, against 100 residents in work (1.8 per worker). Walking, cycling and public transport carried just over a quarter of commuters at the census.
26%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving55%
On foot24%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Salers, 1.8 per working resident
5.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Église Saint-Mathieu: Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Beffroi appelé aussi Tour de l'horloge: Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Maison de Bargues: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison de la Ronade: Photo: TARTAUD-GINESTE · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Salers
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Salers is a commune of 310 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
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.
