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The town, home to 165 people, lies in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Cirgues falls below the line for grades. 44% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
The 2 things Saint-Cirgues does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Cirgues counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Saint-Cirgues has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Cirgues: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Cirgues.
Among adults, 24% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town. The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Loire 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Cirgues | Haute-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.9% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 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.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Cirgues is Église Saint-Cirgues. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
8.5% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 8.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Haute-Loire’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
House rents are put at about €7.14/m² a month. 5 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Cirgues from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Cirgues yet.
Commune in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Cirgues is a commune of 165 people in the Communauté de communes des Rives du Haut Allier. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cirgues | 165 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Langeac | 3,499 | 5.5 | A+ | A | A− | B |
| Brioude | 6,527 | 10 | B− | A | D | B |
| Saint-Flour Cantal | 6,391 | 17 | A+ | A | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.