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Municipality profile · department 15

Property in Celles

In Celles (15), the median property price stands at €1,183/m² across 6 recorded transactions (DVF).

Median price per m²
€1,183/m²
6 sales over ten years
Sales in 2025
1
flats and houses
Population
217
-3.1% since 2012

Public data cross-referenced (DGFiP, INSEE), recorded on October 4, 2026.

The municipality has 217 inhabitants, a change of +1.9%.

Prices and sales

Number of sales per year in Celles

Sales of flats and houses recorded each year. This is the market's thermometer: a price is only meaningful if sales are actually completed.

1 sales recorded in 2025.

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Sales and median price by year
YearSalesMedian price per m²Total sales value
20241—€284,000
20251—€209,550

Source: DVF (DGFiP), land value request data · recorded on October 4, 2026

Median price per m² over ten years€1,183/m²
Sales in 20251
Total sales value in 2025€209,550
Sales recorded over ten years6

Too few sales for an annual price. With 1 sales in 2025, a median price would describe a handful of properties, not a market: it is only published from five sales in the year.

How to read these figures. The median price splits the market in two: half of sales were made below it, half above. It withstands the few extreme sales that distort a small commune better than the average does.

The data come from DVF, the file of sales actually recorded by notaries, not from advertised prices, which are asking prices rather than agreed ones. Only sales of a flat or a house with a known floor area are counted. DVF does not cover Alsace-Moselle, which is governed by the land register (livre foncier).

Source: DVF (DGFiP) · recorded on October 4, 2026

Rents

Reference rents (2025)

Median advertised rent per m² by property type in Celles, 2025
Property typeMedian rent (€/m²)Range (€/m²)
Flats, all sizes8.26.3 – 10.8
Flats with 1-2 rooms10.78.2 – 14.0
Flats with 3 or more rooms6.34.9 – 8.1
Houses6.95.4 – 8.8

How to read this table. This is a predicted advertised rent, including service charges, per square metre per month — not the rent signed in the lease. The range brackets the estimate: most listings in the municipality fall within it. These estimates are recalculated every year with a new model, so two releases cannot be compared with each other.

Estimations ANIL, à partir des données du Groupe SeLoger et de leboncoin · Rent map 2025

Housing stock

Celles has 167 dwellings at the 2023 census, of which 65.0% are main residences; the rest is split between second homes and vacant dwellings.

What are dwellings used for?

Housing categories in CellesMain residences : 60.6%Second homes and occasional dwellings : 20.9%Vacant dwellings : 18.5%
  • Main residences60.6%
  • Second homes and occasional dwellings20.9%
  • Vacant dwellings18.5%
A vacant dwelling is one unoccupied on the census date: awaiting sale, letting or works, or simply left empty.

Source: INSEE, census

Between 2012 and 2023, the housing stock grew by +12.7% while the population changed by -3.1%: homes are being built faster than the commune gains residents, a sign of smaller households, second homes or rising vacancy.

Dwellings (2023)167
Households109
Housing: Celles compared with its département, its region and France
CellesCantalAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance
Main residences202360.5%−21.9 pts vs France68.1%79.9%82.4%
Second homes202320.9%+11.1 pts vs France20.8%11.7%9.8%
Vacant dwellings202318.5%+10.7 pts vs France11.2%8.4%7.8%

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Sources: INSEE (census), Sit@del · recorded on October 4, 2026

Population and households

Population217
Households109
People per household2.00

Change in the population of Celles

Population trendPopulation: 281 in 1968, 217 in 202325019681982199920122023217 inhab.
Municipal population at each census. INSEE does not publish a population every year: the points are the census years available.

Between 2012 and 2023, the population changed by -3.1%.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 4, 2026

Age breakdown

Age breakdown of the population of CellesUnder 18 : 17.8%18 to 24 : 2.8%25 to 29 : 4.6%30 and over : 74.8%
  • Under 183917.8%
  • 18 to 2462.8%
  • 25 to 29104.6%
  • 30 and over16274.8%
Population aged 2 and over, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

What do people aged 15 and over do?

Employment status of residents aged 15 and over in CellesEmployed workers : 53.1%Unemployed : 2.6%Retired people : 33.3%Pupils and students : 7.8%Other economically inactive : 3.2%
  • Employed workers10153.1%
  • Unemployed52.6%
  • Retired people6333.3%
  • Pupils and students157.8%
  • Other economically inactive63.2%
Each resident aged 15 or over is counted once, 2023 census.

Source: INSEE

Celles compared with its département, its region and France
CellesCantalAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance
Population trend2012-2023-3.1%−7.5 pts vs France-2.2%+6.6%+4.4%
Median age202349.3 years+6.8 yrs vs France51.3 years42.1 years42.5 years
Share aged under 25202320.6%−8.2 pts vs France22.1%29.2%28.8%
Share aged 65 and over202325.0%+3.7 pts vs France29.9%20.9%21.3%
People per household20232.0−8% vs France2.02.22.2

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Why the number of people per household matters. A household is everyone who shares the same dwelling. The fewer people it has, the more demand shifts towards small homes — studios and one-bedroom flats, sought by people living alone, students and retirees; the more it has, the more demand shifts towards family homes with three or more rooms.

In Celles, a household has 2.00 people on average, compared with 2.17 in France: more people living alone and couples without children, so demand leans more towards small units.

Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 4, 2026

Income and employment

Income and employment: Celles compared with its département, its region and France
CellesCantalAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance
Unemployment rate (aged 15-64)20234.7%−6.3 pts vs France6.7%9.8%11.0%
Activity rate (aged 15-64)202378.0%+2.3 pts vs France76.9%77.0%75.7%
Share of retired people (aged 15 and over)202333.3%+5.2 pts vs France38.2%27.8%28.1%
Share of pupils and students (aged 15 and over)20237.8%≈ France4.8%7.5%7.6%

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

How to read these figures. The standard of living is a household's disposable income (salaries, pensions and benefits, after tax) divided by its number of consumption units: the first adult counts as 1, other people aged 14 or over as 0.5, and each child as 0.3. It allows a single person and a family to be compared.

The poverty rate is the share of residents whose standard of living is below 60% of the national median. INSEE does not publish it for small communes, for reasons of statistical confidentiality: its absence is not a zero.

The unemployment rate here is the census one: people who declare themselves without work and looking for it, among the economically active aged 15 to 64. It is higher than INSEE's quarterly rate, which follows a stricter international definition.

Sources: INSEE (census, Filosofi) · recorded on October 4, 2026

Economic fabric

Number of businesses located in Celles

Number of businesses located in CellesBusinesses: 0 in 2014, 0 in 2016-1012014201520160
Businesses in market activities, excluding agriculture, located in the commune and counted at 31 December each year. This is a stock: it shows the size of the local economy, not how much it is being renewed.
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Number of businesses by year
YearBusinesses
20140
20150
20160

Source: INSEE, business demography information system · recorded on October 4, 2026

Businesses: Celles compared with its département, its region and France
CellesCantalAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance
Number of businesses2016010,250601,0184,544,895
Businesses per 1,000 inhabitants20160.0−100% vs France71.173.268.7

Under each value for the municipality: its gap with France. For a rate, the gap is in percentage points (12.4% vs 7.8% = +4.6 pts); for an amount or a ratio, as a percentage of the national value.

Registrations and insolvency proceedings

* current year, incomplete

On one side, announcements of registrations, business creations and takeovers; on the other, court-ordered safeguard, recovery and liquidation proceedings. Legal notices published under postcode 15170. A postcode may cover several communes: in a village, these figures describe the wider catchment area, not the commune alone.

From 2021 to 2025, 98 registrations for 22 insolvency proceedings.

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Registrations and insolvency proceedings
YearRegistrationsInsolvency proceedings
2021175
2022176
2023217
2024203
2025231
2026*112

Source: BODACC, official bulletin of civil and commercial announcements · recorded on October 4, 2026

Sources: INSEE, BODACC · recorded on October 4, 2026

Natural and technological risks

The risks identified by the State in the territory of Celles, what they mean, and what they change for a property.

Clay shrink-swell

Medium exposurelevel 2 out of 3

Clay soil swells when wet and shrinks when it dries. These movements crack houses with shallow foundations, especially after a drought.

For a property: At this level, a soil survey is mandatory to sell a building plot and before having a house built. For an existing house, look at the cracks and ask whether a drought claim has already been filed.

Classified installations (ICPE)

2in the commune

A classified installation is an activity that the law subjects to declaration or authorisation because it may cause nuisance: factory, warehouse, livestock farm, petrol station, waste recycling centre, boiler room.

For a property: Their number mainly reflects the commune's economic activity: most pose no danger to neighbours. What matters is their nature and their distance from the property.

Underground cavities

2in the commune

Former quarries, cellars, galleries or military works recorded beneath the commune.

For a property: A cavity can cause localised subsidence or collapse of the ground. Before buying, check whether the plot is close to a known cavity.

Installations and cavities recorded in Celles

Map of classified installations and underground cavities in CellesClassified installations — TAXIDERMIE TANNERIE SOLERClassified installations — GAEC DE L'ESCOURALIERUnderground cavities — Souterrain de BeynacUnderground cavities — BEYNAC
  • Classified installations2
  • Underground cavities2

Outline of the commune, north at the top.

Location of known classified installations, Seveso sites and underground cavities.

Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 4, 2026

A prevention plan is not a bad sign in itself. It shows that the risk is mapped and regulated; it is its absence for a known hazard that should raise questions.

This page describes the commune, not an address. Before a sale or a letting, the seller or landlord must provide a risk statement drawn up for the property. You can obtain one free of charge for any address at georisques.gouv.fr.

Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 4, 2026

Frequently asked questions — Celles

What is the price per m² in Celles?
The median recorded price is €1,183/m², calculated across 6 DVF transactions (source DVF/INSEE, data as of October 4, 2026).
How many inhabitants does Celles have?
Celles has 217 inhabitants, with a change of +1.9% (INSEE census).

The same data, put to work.

What the observatory publishes, the five MORYA tools put to use.