Children under 15 make up 11%, lower than both Aveyron’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are 5.3% of the population. Also worth knowing: 25% of adults hold a degree.

58.2median age

BelcastelAveyron medianFrance median

Aveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

36%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP35%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Belcastel
	Belcastel	Aveyron median	France median
Under 15	11%	14%	17%
15–24	5.3%	8.9%	11%
25–44	20%	21%	23%
45–64	28%	27%	26%
65+	36%	30%	22%
No diploma	16%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	35%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	20%	18%
Higher education	25%	29%	30%

Full pageBelcastel’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages58.2 median age · 36% are 65 or over Households100 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad2.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Belcastel?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Belcastel keeps more of its old housing than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Belcastel; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

1928

first monument protected

28%

of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Full pageBelcastel’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes28% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Belcastel?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 6.5% of commuters in Belcastel go to work without a car, fewer than in Aveyron’s towns and across compared French towns

Belcastel holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. 7.5% of the labour force are out of work. No commute at all: 13.0% of working residents in the town at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%

On foot5%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

jobs based in Belcastel, 0.5 per working resident

7.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,020

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

13%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Median income€26,020 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

90.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 5.1 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest collège is 1.9 mi away. General-bac pupils go 11.9 mi to the nearest lycée.

90.1%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Belcastel90.1%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Georges RouquierNearest collègeCollège	Collège	66	86%−10 pts
Collège Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège	Collège	45	96%+2 pts

90.1%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −5.1 pts against the expected rate

1.9 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageBelcastel’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges90.1% passed the brevet · Two collèges within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Belcastel is €9.04/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Belcastel from July 2023 to June 2026: 5 houses and apartments.

€9.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Belcastel€9.04/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Aveyron median€9.38/m²

€9.04/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.33 to €11.16/m² a month)

€7.82/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBelcastel’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.04/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Belcastel

13pages on Belcastel

The big questions

SchoolsTwo collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.4 mi away Housing5 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 58.2 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Belcastel; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →

Vieux PontBridge

Restes du châteauChâteau

Photo credits

Vieux Pont: Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Restes du château: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Belcastel

One notable person was born in Belcastel.

Their page →

Nicole FagegaltierFrench chef · born 1963

Belcastel’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Aveyron →

Druelle BalsacBaraquevilleAubinOlempsDecazevilleRodezBelcastel

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Belcastel	189	—	—	—	—	—
Druelle Balsac	3,187	8.3	A⁺	B⁺	A⁺	A
Baraqueville	3,173	9.8	A⁺	B⁺	A⁺	A⁺
Aubin	3,444	10	B	A⁺	A⁺	C⁺
Olemps	3,559	12	A	C⁺	A⁺	C⁻
Decazeville	5,020	12	C	A	C	C
Rodez	23,981	12	A	B	C⁺	A⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Belcastel

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Belcastel is a commune of 189 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Rignacois. 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

Population: 189 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays Rignacois
Département: Aveyron (12)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 4.2 sq mi (10.8 km²)
INSEE code: 12024

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.