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CalmontAveyron

A town of 2,192 in Aveyron, Occitanie.

Is Calmont a good place to live?

Calmont has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 30% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,082/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Pays Ségali Communauté. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1 job per working resident; 3.5% unemployment.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

How Calmont grades

Each subject compares Calmont with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.

How grading works

Jobs & income1 job per working resident; 3.5% unemploymentA+Open →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French townsAOpen →WalkabilityDOpen →Cost of livingB+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Oratoire de Ceignac
Oratoire de Ceignac · Inscrit · Photo: Don-vip · CC BY-SA 4.0
Calmont’s story

Calmont in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Calmont counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1910First protected: Croix de chemin
  • 2025Most recently protected: Basilique Notre-Dame de Ceignac
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Calmont.

HealthHealth A

Fewer deaths than Calmont’s ages would predict, 68 per 100 expected, under Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

The nearest emergency department to Calmont is Centre hospitalier de Rodez Hopital Jacques Puel, 6.9 mi away. 312 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 308: 1% above. Also worth knowing: in Aveyron, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.1 years for women and 80 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.

−32%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw101
Adjusted68
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Calmont · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Rodez Hopital Jacques Puel
6.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Rodez Hopital Jacques Puel
85.1 · 80
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aveyron, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.

Work & commuteJobs & income A+

Calmont has lower unemployment than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 3.5%

Median disposable income comes to €28,450 a year per consumption unit. Calmont holds 1,000 jobs; 950 of its residents are in work, so 1 jobs each. At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Calmont didn’t travel to work at all.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,000
jobs based in Calmont, 1 per working resident
3.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 10% of compared French towns

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

HousingCost of living B+

For cost of living, Calmont gets a B+

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

Advertised rents are estimated at €9.04/m² a month, near Aveyron’s towns (€9.38/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 35 sales of houses and apartments in Calmont, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,082/m². For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.36/m² a month.

€2,082/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Calmont€2,082/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aveyron median€1,741/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,082/m²35
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.33 to €11.16/m² a month)
5.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pays Ségali Communauté

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

More people in Calmont hold a degree than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 36%

Just over a quarter of residents are 65 or over, lower than Aveyron’s towns (30%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Children are 18% of the town.

47.7median age
CalmontAveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Calmont
CalmontAveyron medianFrance median
Under 1518%14%17%
15–248.3%8.9%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+26%30%22%
No diploma17%19%19%
CAP or BEP21%26%26%
Baccalauréat23%20%18%
Higher education36%29%30%

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

History

4 historic monuments in Calmont, 2 classé

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

Among the classé monuments in Calmont is Croix de chemin. 3 of the 4 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total, above both Aveyron’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%).

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1910
first monument protected

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Calmont

14pages on Calmont

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Calmont counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Croix de chemin: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Basilique Notre-Dame de Ceignac: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé (changes by Rabanus Flavus ) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Calmont

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Calmont yet.

How we find them →

Calmont’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 →
Luc-la-PrimaubeBaraquevilleOlempsRodezDruelle BalsacOnet-le-ChâteauLuc-la-PrimaubeBaraquevilleOlempsRodezDruelle BalsacOnet-le-ChâteauCalmont
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Calmont2,192——B+—A
Luc-la-Primaube6,0462.8A+B−A+A
Baraqueville3,1734.6A+B+A+A+
Olemps3,5595.4AC+A+C−
Rodez23,9816.8ABC+A−
Druelle Balsac3,1877.4A+B+A+A
Onet-le-Château12,0808A+B−AA

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

Questions about Calmont

Is Calmont safe?

Calmont has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2 recorded violent incidents and 2.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Calmont expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,082/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Calmont grades B+ for cost of living.

About Calmont

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Calmont is a commune of 2,192 people in the Communauté de communes Pays Ségali Communauté. 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
2,192 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays Ségali Communauté
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
11.9 sq mi (30.8 km²)
INSEE code
12043

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.