Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 453 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Ussel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Ussel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Ussel; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1968.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ussel.
20% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 18%, above Cantal’s towns (12%) and close to compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Ussel | Cantal median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 29% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Ussel; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
6.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Ussel holds 150 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. Also worth knowing: at the census, 5.7% of working residents in Ussel didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Ussel.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Ussel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Julien: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ussel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ussel | 453 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Flour | 6,391 | 7.5 | A+ | A | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ussel is a commune of 453 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
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.