Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 674 people live in this town, in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Cayres out for now. Second homes make up 27% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
The 2 things Cayres does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Cayres, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1935.
19% 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 Cayres.
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up a quarter of adults. Also worth knowing: at 51.6, the median resident of Cayres sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Cayres | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Loire 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 lists 7 historic monuments in Cayres, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. Houses and mansions, 4 of the 7, make up the bulk.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 7.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. For its 300 residents in work, Cayres has 200 jobs: 0.7 each. Half of residents lived on more than €23,950 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Haute-Loire’s towns (€25,730) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
21 houses and apartments changed hands in Cayres from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Cayres, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Chapelle de Chacornac et son enclos: Photo: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cayres 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayres | 674 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coubon | 3,140 | 7.5 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Vals-près-le-Puy | 3,395 | 7.7 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
| Le Puy-en-Velay | 18,540 | 8.7 | B | A− | D | C |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel | 3,585 | 8.7 | A+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Brives-Charensac | 4,244 | 10 | A | A− | B+ | B |
| Chadrac | 2,542 | 10 | — | B | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Cayres is a commune of 674 people in the Communauté de communes des Pays de Cayres et de Pradelles. 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 November 4, 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.