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Canet-de-SalarsAveyron

In Aveyron, Occitanie, this town has 451 residents.

Population

451

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.41

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,920

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Canet-de-Salars a good place to live?

Canet-de-Salars isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up nearly half of its housing.

What makes Canet-de-Salars stand out

The one thing Canet-de-Salars does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

49% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Pierre et oratoire · Inscrit · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Canet-de-Salars’ story

Canet-de-Salars in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Canet-de-Salars, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1976.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Louis Cyprien Poujade, born in 1823, is the one person born in Canet-de-Salars before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1976First protected: Église Saint-Pierre et oratoire

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Canet-de-Salars.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Canet-de-Salars than in Aveyron’s towns or across compared French towns: 23% of adults

Over-65s are 26% of the population. 15% are under 15, above Aveyron’s towns (14%) but below compared French towns (17%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.6%.

48.2median age

Canet-de-SalarsAveyron medianFrance median

Aveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP27%

Baccalauréat24%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Canet-de-Salars
	Canet-de-Salars	Aveyron median	France median
Under 15	15%	14%	17%
15–24	8.6%	8.9%	11%
25–44	23%	21%	23%
45–64	27%	27%	26%
65+	26%	30%	22%
No diploma	20%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	27%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	24%	20%	18%
Higher education	23%	29%	30%

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Ages48.2 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households210 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad4.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Canet-de-Salars?”

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

History

Canet-de-Salars keeps more of its old housing than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Canet-de-Salars, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

12th c.

oldest protected part

1976

first monument protected

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Age of homes15% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Canet-de-Salars?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Canet-de-Salars than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 8.9%

Jobs based in Canet-de-Salars number 100, against 200 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, close to Aveyron’s towns (8.6%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 11.6% of working residents in the town at the census.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%

On foot7%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

Public transport0%

100

jobs based in Canet-de-Salars, 0.4 per working resident

8.8%

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

€24,920

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

12%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€24,920 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Canet-de-Salars than in Aveyron’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.41/m² a month

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

Sales in Canet-de-Salars from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments.

€8.41/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Canet-de-Salars€8.41/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Aveyron median€9.38/m²

€8.41/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.76 to €10.45/m² a month)

€7.65/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€8.41/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 Canet-de-Salars

11pages on Canet-de-Salars

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.9 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.2 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

Canet-de-Salars has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église Saint-Pierre et oratoireChurch · 12th–17th c.

Classé

Ancien châteauChâteau · in Salles-Curan, 4.1 mi

Classé

Église de Saint-AgnanChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Ségur, 6.7 mi

Classé

Église d'InièresChurch · 13th & 14th c. · in Sainte-Radegonde, 6.8 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre et oratoire: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Canet-de-Salars

2 notable people were born in Canet-de-Salars.

Their page →

Louis Cyprien PoujadeFrench politician (1823–1898)

Albert PrivatFrench politician (1909-1980)

Canet-de-Salars’ 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-PrimaubeOlempsRodezOnet-le-ChâteauSébazac-ConcourèsBaraquevilleCanet-de-Salars

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Canet-de-Salars	451	—	—	—	—	—
Luc-la-Primaube	6,046	11	A⁺	B⁻	A⁺	A
Olemps	3,559	12	A	C⁺	A⁺	C⁻
Rodez	23,981	12	A	B	C⁺	A⁻
Onet-le-Château	12,080	13	A⁺	B⁻	A	A
Sébazac-Concourès	3,234	14	—	B⁻	—	A
Baraqueville	3,173	16	A⁺	B⁺	A⁺	A⁺

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

About Canet-de-Salars

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Canet-de-Salars is a commune of 451 people in the Communauté de communes du Lévézou. 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: 451 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Lévézou
Département: Aveyron (12)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 13.1 sq mi (34 km²)
INSEE code: 12050

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.