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TalizatCantal

592 people call this town in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes home.

Population

592

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.24

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

Median income

€23,900

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Talizat a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Talizat is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 14% of its housing.

What makes Talizat stand out

The one thing Talizat 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.

Talizat’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.

Talizat’s story

1 historic monument, the oldest from prehistory

Talizat has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1911.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Émilie Tillion, born in 1876, is the one person born in Talizat before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1911First protected: Menhir phallique dit Pierre Plantade

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Talizat.

History

Old homes shape Talizat: 39% 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.

Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Talizat is Menhir phallique dit Pierre Plantade.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Menhir phallique dit Pierre Plantade Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1911

first monument protected

Full pageTalizat’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes39% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Talizat?”

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

Who lives here

Few people in Talizat are 15 to 24: 7.5%, fewer than in Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below both Cantal’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 17% of residents. Half the people of Talizat are older than 45.1.

45.1median age

TalizatCantal medianFrance median

Cantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

21%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Talizat
	Talizat	Cantal median	France median
Under 15	17%	12%	17%
15–24	7.5%	10%	11%
25–44	25%	20%	23%
45–64	29%	27%	26%
65+	21%	28%	22%
No diploma	16%	20%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	19%	18%
Higher education	21%	26%	30%

Full pageTalizat’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages45.1 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households270 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad0.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Talizat?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Talizat, 5.4%, runs below Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €23,900 a year per consumption unit, about level with Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Talizat number 100, against 300 residents in work (0.4 per worker). At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%

On foot9%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Talizat, 0.4 per working resident

5.4%

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

€23,900

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageTalizat’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€23,900 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Talizat costs less than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.24/m² a month

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

6 houses and apartments changed hands in Talizat from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Talizat€8.24/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Cantal median€9.36/m²

€8.24/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.32 to €10.75/m² a month)

€7.10/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageTalizat’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.24/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 Talizat

11pages on Talizat

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.9 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing6 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors63% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.1 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Talizat has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Classé

Menhir phallique dit Pierre PlantadeStanding stone · Prehistory

Classé

Ruines du château de MardogneChâteau · 12th & 13th c. · in Joursac, 3 mi

Classé

Église Saint-CirguesChurch · 12th–15th c. · in Andelat, 3.8 mi

Classé

Église Saint-GalChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Roffiac, 4.4 mi

Famous people from Talizat

One notable person was born in Talizat.

Their page →

Émilie TillionFrench writer and art critic (1876-1945)

Talizat’s neighbors

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

All towns in Cantal →

Saint-FlourTalizat

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Talizat	592	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Flour	6,391	5.7	A⁺	A	B	B⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Talizat

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Talizat is a commune of 592 people in the Saint-Flour 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

Population: 592 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Saint-Flour Communauté
Département: Cantal (15)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 14.7 sq mi (38 km²)
INSEE code: 15231

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.