Dept 15 Rank #32 / 96
Cantal
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · Nearest city: Aurillac / Clermont (~1h15)
Ancient volcanic calderas, Plomb du Cantal, wild highland meadows
Climate
Sunshineshape est.
2 111h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: lost ~10 sun hours each year.
Rain daysshape est.
129/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 fewer rain days each year.
Hot days >30°
15/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
Winter mildness
2/10
-0.4 °C avg Jan
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
Wind
2.8m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
Muggy days
2/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
Avg max temperature · °Cest.
5
J
7
F
11
M
14
A
18
M
21
J
24
J
24
A
19
S
15
O
9
N
6
D
Real estate
Median €/m²
€1 146 -1 054
range €461–2 127
DVF sample
—txns
recent sales
Median surface
—m²
Price distribution across communes · €/m²
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Real DVF distribution across this department's priced communes.
Communes
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Landscape
Landscape scoreest.
7/10
Max elevation
—m
Forest cover
—%
Tourism
4/10
Characteristicsest.
⛰ Mountains
Ancient volcanic calderas, Plomb du Cantal, wild highland meadows
Risks
Safety score
10/10
Flood risk
19%
% communes at risk
Fire risk
21%
% exposed
Seismic zone
3/5
Major risks present
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Transport
Transport
2/10
6.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
No
TGV via connecting city
Highways
1
—
Work locally
43%
work in own commune · 6.7% without commuting
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Aurillac / Clermont (~1h15)
✈ Airport
Regional only
🚄 To Paris via TGV
No direct TGV
🛣 Highways
—
Services
Healthcare
6/10
APL 3.8
Schools
9/10
Brevet 94%
Fiber coverage
82%
Intl schools
0schools
None in department
People
Population
—
Density
—/km²
—
Pop trend
4/10 -0.2
Tourism
10 283beds
Age distribution · % of populationest.