Val d'Arcomie is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 30% of homes. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Val d'Arcomie stand out
The 2 things Val d'Arcomie does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Val d'Arcomie.
Who lives here
Few people in Val d'Arcomie are 15 to 24: 6.3%, fewer than in Cantal’s towns and across compared French towns
Degrees are held by 25% of adults, close to Cantal’s towns (26%) and below compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Val d'Arcomie are older than 52.8.
52.8median age
Val d'ArcomieCantal medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Cantal median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Val d'Arcomie: 34% were built before 1919, more than in Cantal’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Val d'Arcomie is Viaduc de Garabit (également sur commune de Ruynes-en-Margeride). The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level). 5 of the 9 are houses and mansions.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 6.3% of commuters in Val d'Arcomie go to work without a car, fewer than in Cantal’s towns and across compared French towns
6.1% of the labour force are out of work. Val d'Arcomie has 150 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income was €24,600 a year per consumption unit, near Cantal’s towns (€24,340) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Val d'Arcomie, 0.4 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Val d'Arcomie costs less than in Cantal’s towns and across 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.
Houses made up 95% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. The market in Val d'Arcomie: 22 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€8.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Val d'Arcomie€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)
€7.00/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Château de Pompignac: Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ferme d'Estremiac: Photo: Dominique Robert REPERANT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ferme Torrette dite la Vieille Maison: Photo: Dominique Robert REPERANT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Val d'Arcomie
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Val d'Arcomie as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Val d'Arcomie
Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Val d'Arcomie is a commune of 922 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
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.
