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Causse-et-DiègeAveyron

The town, home to 760 people, lies in Aveyron, Occitanie.

Is Causse-et-Diège a good place to live?

Causse-et-Diège has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 27% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Causse-et-Diège stand out

The one thing Causse-et-Diège does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Clair
Église Saint-Clair · Inscrit · Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0
Causse-et-Diège’s story

Causse-et-Diège in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Causse-et-Diège; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1984First protected: Église Saint-Clair
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Landmarks

Causse-et-Diège has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Clair: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Causse-et-Diège.

Who lives here

Few people in Causse-et-Diège are 15 to 24: 7.9%, fewer than in Aveyron’s towns and across compared French towns

49.6median age

Degrees are held by 36% of adults, above Aveyron’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Over-65s are 27% of the population. Typical age in Causse-et-Diège: 49.6, the median.

Causse-et-DiègeAveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education36%

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 Causse-et-Diège
Causse-et-DiègeAveyron medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–247.9%8.9%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+27%30%22%
No diploma12%19%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%20%18%
Higher education36%29%30%

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

History

Causse-et-Diège keeps more of its old housing than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Causse-et-Diège; none is classé, France’s top protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
10th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Causse-et-Diège, 7.2%, runs below Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns

6%walk, cycle or take transit

The census found 6.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Jobs located in Causse-et-Diège: 200, for 350 residents in work (0.6 each). At the census, 6.1% of working residents in Causse-et-Diège didn’t travel to work at all.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Causse-et-Diège, 0.6 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
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 Causse-et-Diège is €9.66/m² a month

€9.66/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 22 homes were sold in Causse-et-Diège.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Causse-et-Diège€9.66/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aveyron median€9.38/m²
€9.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.77 to €12.02/m² a month)
€9.63/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 Causse-et-Diège

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About Causse-et-Diège

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Causse-et-Diège is a commune of 760 people in the Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac. 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
760 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Grand-Figeac
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
11.6 sq mi (30 km²)
INSEE code
12257

Causse-et-Diège’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 →
Capdenac-GareFigeacAubinDecazevilleVillefranche-de-RouergueCapdenac-GareFigeacAubinDecazevilleVillefranche-de-RouergueCausse-et-Diège
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Causse-et-Diège760—————
Capdenac-Gare4,4403.4AAC+B
Figeac Lot9,7935.6C+B−DC+
Aubin3,44411BA+A+C+
Decazeville5,02011CACC
Villefranche-de-Rouergue11,27112B+A−CB

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

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.