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CastanetAveyron

A town of 533 in Aveyron, Occitanie.

Is Castanet a good place to live?

Castanet is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Castanet stand out

The one thing Castanet does most differently from other towns.

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Castanet’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Castanet’s story

No historic monuments in Castanet

The Culture ministry lists no building in Castanet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martial, in Rieupeyroux, 3.8 mi away.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castanet.

Who lives here

An older town: 27% of residents are 65 or over

11% of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Aveyron’s towns (8.9%). The share of residents under 15 is 14%. Typical age in Castanet: 49.7, the median.

49.7median age
CastanetAveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Castanet
CastanetAveyron medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–2411%8.9%11%
25–4419%21%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+27%30%22%
No diploma16%19%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%20%18%
Higher education28%29%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Castanet are out of work than in Aveyron’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.4%

8.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Jobs located in Castanet: 100, for 250 residents in work (0.4 each). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,790 a year per consumption unit.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Castanet, 0.4 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

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

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €7.55/m² a month. 15 houses and apartments changed hands in Castanet from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Castanet€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 (€6.99 to €11.71/m² a month)
€7.55/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Castanet

11pages on Castanet

Landmarks

Nothing in Castanet is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Castanet

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

How we find them →

Castanet’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 →
BaraquevilleDruelle BalsacLuc-la-PrimaubeOlempsRodezVillefranche-de-RouergueBaraquevilleDruelle BalsacLuc-la-PrimaubeOlempsRodezVillefranche-de-RouergueCastanet
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Castanet533—————
Baraqueville3,1736.5A+B+A+A+
Druelle Balsac3,18710A+B+A+A
Luc-la-Primaube6,04612A+B−A+A
Olemps3,55913AC+A+C−
Rodez23,98114ABC+A−
Villefranche-de-Rouergue11,27114B+A−CB

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

About Castanet

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Castanet is a commune of 533 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
533 (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
12059

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.