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Some 335 people live in this town, in Aveyron, Occitanie.
Alrance isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over a third of its housing. 34% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Alrance does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Alrance as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien château, in Salles-Curan, 6.3 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Alrance.
Degrees are held by 18% of adults, below Aveyron’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town. The under-15s are 13% of the population here.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Alrance | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below Aveyron’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. 100 jobs are based in Alrance, for 150 working residents (0.6 per worker). At the census, nearly a quarter of working residents in Alrance didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Alrance recorded 9 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Alrance is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Alrance as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alrance | 335 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luc-la-Primaube | 6,046 | 13 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Olemps | 3,559 | 15 | A | C+ | A+ | C− |
| Baraqueville | 3,173 | 15 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A+ |
| Saint-Affrique | 7,941 | 16 | A | A− | B− | B+ |
| Rodez | 23,981 | 16 | A | B | C+ | A− |
| Onet-le-Château | 12,080 | 17 | A+ | B− | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Alrance is a commune of 335 people in the Communauté de communes du Lévézou. 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.