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The town, home to 179 people, lies in Aveyron, Occitanie.
At under 1,000 residents, Balaguier-d'Olt is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just over two fifths of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 32% of residents.
The 2 things Balaguier-d'Olt does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Balaguier-d'Olt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Galerie de la rivière souterraine de la Jonquière : partie dite Grotte de Foissac, in Foissac, 2.3 mi away.
44% 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 Balaguier-d'Olt.
13% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by just over two in five adults, above Aveyron’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Residents of Balaguier-d'Olt have a median age of 54.7.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Balaguier-d'Olt | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.7% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.8% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €27,450 a year per consumption unit, above both Aveyron’s towns (€24,780) and compared French towns (€25,970). Nearly a tenth of Balaguier-d'Olt’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.19/m² a month. 9 houses and apartments changed hands in Balaguier-d'Olt from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Balaguier-d'Olt is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Balaguier-d'Olt yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balaguier-d'Olt | 179 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Capdenac-Gare | 4,440 | 5.6 | A | A | C+ | B |
| Figeac Lot | 9,793 | 6 | C+ | B− | D | C+ |
| Villefranche-de-Rouergue | 11,271 | 12 | B+ | A− | C | B |
| Aubin | 3,444 | 14 | B | A+ | A+ | C+ |
| Decazeville | 5,020 | 14 | C | A | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Balaguier-d'Olt is a commune of 179 people in the Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac. 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.