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TournemireCantal

The town has 116 residents and lies in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population
116
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€7.76
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Tournemire a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Tournemire out for now. 31% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 58% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Tournemire stand out

The 2 things Tournemire does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
31%2%TournemireMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
58%22%TournemireMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
58% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 66.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Classé · Photo: Ymblanter · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tournemire’s story

Tournemire in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Tournemire: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1944.

56% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Édouard Marty, born in 1851, is the one person born in Tournemire before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1944First protected: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
  • 2004Most recently protected: Domaine du château d'Anjony
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tournemire.

Who lives here

Children make up only 2.7% of Tournemire, fewer than in both Cantal’s towns and compared French towns

14% of adults hold a degree, below both Cantal’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Ages in Tournemire split evenly at 66.8: half are older, half younger.

66.8median age
TournemireCantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education14%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Tournemire
TournemireCantal medianFrance median
Under 152.7%12%17%
15–242.7%10%11%
25–449.9%20%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+58%28%22%
No diploma21%20%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat23%19%18%
Higher education14%26%30%
Full pageTournemire’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages66.8 median age · 58% are 65 or overHouseholds70 households · 1.7 people per householdBorn abroad0.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Tournemire?”

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

History

Tournemire keeps more of its old housing than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 56% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Tournemire is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1944
first monument protected
Full pageTournemire’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes56% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Tournemire?”

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

Work & commute

Tournemire has lower unemployment than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 2.9%

2.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Jobs located in Tournemire: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.9 each).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving58%
Motorbike or scooter5%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Tournemire, 0.9 per working resident
2.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
34%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageTournemire’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.9 per working residentGetting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Housing

Renting in Tournemire costs less than in both Cantal’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.76/m² a month

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

Tournemire recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 73% houses, the rest apartments.

€7.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Tournemire€7.76/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Cantal median€9.36/m²
€7.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.23 to €9.68/m² a month)
€7.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageTournemire’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€7.76/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Anjony and 3 more in and around Tournemire

Heritage in and near Tournemire. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Anjonyin townChâteauChâteauChâteau du Cambon4.2 km west, in Saint-CerninChâteauChâteauChâteau de Faussanges1.4 km west, in Saint-CerninFortFortTour-donjon de Marze3.3 km northwest, in Saint-Cernin
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tournemire

12pages on Tournemire
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.1 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing11 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 66.8History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Tournemire: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Domaine du château d'AnjonyCastle · 15th & 18th c.
Église Saint-Jean-BaptisteChurch · 12th & 15th c.
Photo credits

Domaine du château d'Anjony: Photo: Béa · Public domain · Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Ymblanter · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Tournemire

One notable person was born in Tournemire.

Their page →
É
Édouard MartyFrench painter, illustrator, draftsperson and watercolorist · 1851–1913

Tournemire’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 →
AurillacArpajon-sur-CèreYtracMauriacAurillacArpajon-sur-CèreYtracMauriacTournemire
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Tournemire116—————
Aurillac26,2149.4A−AC+C+
Arpajon-sur-Cère6,36111AA−A+B−
Ytrac4,33911—A—B−
Mauriac3,44914AA+CB−

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

About Tournemire

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Tournemire is a commune of 116 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
116 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Salers
Département
Cantal (15)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.8 km²)
INSEE code
15238

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.