Municipality profile · department 15
In Chalinargues (15), the median property price stands at €839/m² across 14 recorded transactions (DVF).
Public data cross-referenced (DGFiP, INSEE, ADEME), recorded on October 3, 2026.
The municipality has 304 inhabitants, a change of -24.2%.
Number of sales per year in Chalinargues
4 sales recorded in 2025.
| Year | Sales | Median price per m² | Total sales value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | — | €18,000 |
| 2025 | 4 | — | €390,690 |
Source: DVF (DGFiP), land value request data · recorded on October 3, 2026
| Median price per m² over ten years | €839/m² |
|---|---|
| Sales in 2025 | 4 |
| Total sales value in 2025 | €390,690 |
| Sales recorded over ten years | 14 |
Too few sales for an annual price. With 4 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 3, 2026
| Property type | Median rent (€/m²) | Range (€/m²) |
|---|---|---|
| Flats, all sizes | 8.2 | 6.3 – 10.8 |
| Flats with 1-2 rooms | 10.7 | 8.2 – 14.0 |
| Flats with 3 or more rooms | 6.3 | 4.9 – 8.1 |
| Houses | 7.1 | 5.3 – 9.6 |
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
Breakdown of homes in Chalinargues by energy performance certificate (EPC) band. Since the loi Climat & Résilience (Climate and Resilience Act), it is this band that determines whether a home may be let.
Breakdown of energy performance certificates in Chalinargues
4 homes surveyed. 75.0% of the surveyed housing stock is rated F or G — that is 3 homes already affected, or about to be, by the letting ban. Including band E, targeted for 2034, the share rises to 100.0%.
2021 loi Climat & Résilience (Climate and Resilience Act) — applies to new leases.
Source: ADEME, energy performance certificate database · recorded on October 3, 2026
Why this breakdown matters. A dwelling rated G can no longer be let under a new lease since 1st January 2025; F will follow in 2028 and E in 2034. A commune whose stock is largely rated F or G therefore faces a wall of renovation work, or an exit from the rental market.
Note: these figures cover surveyed homes, not the entire stock. A survey is only required on sale or letting, so homes occupied for a long time are under-represented.
Chalinargues has 317 dwellings at the 2023 census, of which 49.3% are main residences; the rest is split between second homes and vacant dwellings.
What are dwellings used for?
Source: INSEE, census
Between 2012 and 2023, the housing stock grew by +1.0% while the population changed by -28.6%: homes are being built faster than the commune gains residents, a sign of smaller households, second homes or rising vacancy.
| Dwellings (2023) | 317 |
|---|---|
| Households | 156 |
| Chalinargues | Cantal | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main residences2023 | 49.2%−33.2 pts vs France | 68.1% | 79.9% | 82.4% |
| Second homes2023 | 35.7%+25.9 pts vs France | 20.8% | 11.7% | 9.8% |
| Vacant dwellings2023 | 15.1%+7.3 pts vs France | 11.2% | 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.
| Private dwellings vacant for more than two years (2025) | 20 |
|---|---|
| Share of private housing stock | 6.6% |
Why vacancy of more than two years. A dwelling that stands empty for a few months is waiting for a buyer, a tenant or the end of building work: that is the normal breathing of the market. Empty for more than two years, it has left the market — a run-down property, a blocked inheritance, an owner who will neither let nor sell. We do not publish total vacancy from the same file: its national level varies by a third from one year to the next without the housing stock having changed, which rules out any comparison.
Source: LOVAC (Cerema, DGFiP), vacant dwellings in the private housing stock · recorded on October 3, 2026
Sources: INSEE (census), Sit@del · recorded on October 3, 2026
| Population | 304 |
|---|---|
| Households | 156 |
| People per household | 1.94 |
Change in the population of Chalinargues
Between 2012 and 2023, the population changed by -28.6%.
Source: INSEE, population census · recorded on October 3, 2026
Age breakdown
Source: INSEE
What do people aged 15 and over do?
Source: INSEE
| Chalinargues | Cantal | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population trend2012-2023 | -28.6%−33.0 pts vs France | -2.2% | +6.6% | +4.4% |
| Median age2023 | 54.9 years+12.4 yrs vs France | 51.3 years | 42.1 years | 42.5 years |
| Share aged under 252023 | 19.1%−9.7 pts vs France | 22.1% | 29.2% | 28.8% |
| Share aged 65 and over2023 | 36.6%+15.3 pts vs France | 29.9% | 20.9% | 21.3% |
| People per household2023 | 1.9−11% vs France | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
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 Chalinargues, a household has 1.94 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 3, 2026
| Chalinargues | Cantal | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate (aged 15-64)2023 | 4.4%−6.6 pts vs France | 6.7% | 9.8% | 11.0% |
| Activity rate (aged 15-64)2023 | 80.7%+5.0 pts vs France | 76.9% | 77.0% | 75.7% |
| Share of retired people (aged 15 and over)2023 | 40.4%+12.3 pts vs France | 38.2% | 27.8% | 28.1% |
| Share of pupils and students (aged 15 and over)2023 | 3.3%−4.3 pts vs France | 4.8% | 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 3, 2026
Number of businesses located in Chalinargues
| Year | Businesses |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 |
Source: INSEE, business demography information system · recorded on October 3, 2026
| Chalinargues | Cantal | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of businesses2016 | 0 | 10,250 | 601,018 | 4,544,895 |
| Businesses per 1,000 inhabitants2016 | 0.0−100% vs France | 71.1 | 73.2 | 68.7 |
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
From 2021 to 2025, 98 registrations for 22 insolvency proceedings.
| Year | Registrations | Insolvency proceedings |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | 5 |
| 2022 | 17 | 6 |
| 2023 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 20 | 3 |
| 2025 | 23 | 1 |
| 2026* | 11 | 2 |
Source: BODACC, official bulletin of civil and commercial announcements · recorded on October 3, 2026
Sources: INSEE, BODACC · recorded on October 3, 2026
The risks identified by the State in the territory of Chalinargues, what they mean, and what they change for a property.
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.
1in 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.
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 Chalinargues
Outline of the commune, north at the top.
Source: Géorisques, Ministry of Ecological Transition · recorded on October 3, 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 3, 2026