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Castelnau-PégayrolsAveyron

A town of 344 in Aveyron, Occitanie.

Is Castelnau-Pégayrols a good place to live?

There are no grades for Castelnau-Pégayrols: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 44% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents.

What makes Castelnau-Pégayrols stand out

The 2 things Castelnau-Pégayrols does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
ancien prieuré Saint-Michel
ancien prieuré Saint-Michel · Classé · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Castelnau-Pégayrols’ story

Castelnau-Pégayrols in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Castelnau-Pégayrols 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 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1920First protected: ancien prieuré Saint-Michel
  • 1997Most recently protected: Réseau hydraulique médiéval
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castelnau-Pégayrols.

Who lives here

Castelnau-Pégayrols has fewer young adults than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 7.3% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. 17% are under 15, above Aveyron’s towns (14%) and close to compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Castelnau-Pégayrols is 48.3.

48.3median age
Castelnau-PégayrolsAveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Castelnau-Pégayrols
Castelnau-PégayrolsAveyron medianFrance median
Under 1517%14%17%
15–247.3%8.9%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+28%30%22%
No diploma15%19%19%
CAP or BEP31%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%20%18%
Higher education29%29%30%

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

History

Castelnau-Pégayrols keeps more of its old housing than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919

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

On the Culture ministry’s list, Castelnau-Pégayrols counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is ancien prieuré Saint-Michel. Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

10th c.
oldest protected part
1920
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Castelnau-Pégayrols, 4.8%, runs below Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns

Castelnau-Pégayrols holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. At the census, 7.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Aveyron’s towns (13.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The median disposable income is €25,300 a year per consumption unit.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving75%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Castelnau-Pégayrols, 0.5 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
17%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Castelnau-Pégayrols than in Aveyron’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.05/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €7.65/m² a month.

€8.05/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Castelnau-Pégayrols€8.05/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aveyron median€9.38/m²
€8.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.28 to €10.33/m² a month)
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Castelnau-Pégayrols and 5 more in and around Castelnau-Pégayrols

Heritage and museums in and near Castelnau-Pégayrols. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Castelnau-Pégayrols

12pages on Castelnau-Pégayrols

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Réseau hydraulique médiéval: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Castelnau-Pégayrols

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Castelnau-Pégayrols as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Castelnau-Pégayrols’ neighbors

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

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MillauSaint-AffriqueSévérac d'AveyronMillauSaint-AffriqueSévérac d'AveyronCastelnau-Pégayrols
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Castelnau-Pégayrols344—————
Millau22,0447.6A−BB−B+
Saint-Affrique7,94113AA−B−B+
Sévérac d'Aveyron4,02614A+AA−B

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

About Castelnau-Pégayrols

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Castelnau-Pégayrols is a commune of 344 people in the Communauté de communes de la Muse et des Raspes du Tarn. 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
344 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Muse et des Raspes du Tarn
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
20.5 sq mi (53 km²)
INSEE code
12062

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.