Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 225 in Aveyron, Occitanie.
Ayssènes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Ayssènes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ayssènes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien château, in Salles-Curan, 6.5 mi away.
48% 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 Ayssènes.
Retirement age and beyond: 36% of residents are 65 or older. The 15-to-24 age group: 5.3%, below Aveyron’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Ayssènes has a median age of 56.4.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Ayssènes | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.8% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
13.2% of the labour force are out of work. 50 jobs are based in Ayssènes, for 100 working residents (0.5 per worker). At the census, 17.8% of working residents in Ayssènes 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.
The market in Ayssènes: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.65/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Ayssènes. Best known first.
Nothing in Ayssènes 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 Ayssènes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayssènes | 225 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Affrique | 7,941 | 11 | A | A− | B− | B+ |
| Millau | 22,044 | 15 | A− | B | B− | B+ |
| Luc-la-Primaube | 6,046 | 18 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Ayssènes is a commune of 225 people in the Communauté de communes de la Muse et des Raspes du Tarn. 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 October 30, 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.