Baraqueville, #1 on this list · Photo: Cronimus (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Aveyron · 2026

Best places to live in Aveyron

Baraqueville ranks first of 14 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Aveyron, and #3 of 3,798 French towns. 11 of the 14 grade A− or better; scores run from 84.1 down to 42.3.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

Baraqueville

3,173 people

A⁺

Score 84.1·#3 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: walkability C⁺

Espalion

4,605 people

A⁺

Score 82.6·#6 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A⁺, cost of living A·lowest: health B

Druelle Balsac

3,187 people

A⁺

Score 78.8·#22 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability D

All 14 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

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14 towns

#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1Baraqueville3,173 people84.1top 0.1%A⁺#3 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, health A⁺·lowest: walkability C⁺

2Espalion4,605 people82.6top 0.1%A⁺#6 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, cost of living A·lowest: health B

3Druelle Balsac3,187 people78.8top 0.6%A⁺#22 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability D

4Luc-la-Primaube6,046 people77.0top 1.1%A⁺#43 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability B⁻

5Sévérac d'Aveyron4,026 people76.4top 1.4%A⁺#54 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁺, cost of living A·lowest: walkability B⁻

6Onet-le-Château12,080 people72.7top 3.1%A⁺#119 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A, safety A·lowest: cost of living B⁻

7Saint-Affrique7,941 people69.3top 6.0%A#228 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, walkability A⁻·lowest: safety B⁻

8Olemps3,559 people68.0top 7.0%A#268 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income A⁺·lowest: health C⁻

9Capdenac-Gare4,440 people65.9top 10.2%A#389 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, cost of living A·lowest: safety C⁺

10Rodez23,981 people64.2top 12.9%A#489 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, schools A⁻·lowest: safety C⁺

11Millau22,044 people60.8top 18.9%A⁻#718 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁻, schools A⁻·lowest: jobs & income C

12Villefranche-de-Rouergue11,271 people57.9top 25.4%B⁺#967 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, schools A⁻·lowest: jobs & income C

13Aubin3,444 people52.4top 39.8%B#1,511 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, cost of living A⁺·lowest: jobs & income D

14Decazeville5,020 people42.3bottom 32.9%C#2,549 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A⁻·lowest: schools D

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Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Aveyron?

Baraqueville ranks first of 14 graded towns of 2,500 or more: safety (A+) and health (A+) are its strongest grades; walkability (C+) is its lowest. Espalion and Druelle Balsac follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Aveyron, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Aveyron page.

Photos: Baraqueville, Cronimus (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Espalion, Anonymous Unknown author (Public domain) · Druelle Balsac, Thérèse Gaigé (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #70 of November 9, 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.