Conques-en-Rouergue’s strongest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is hard to get around without a car: 37% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for health and B− for jobs & income. Holiday and other second homes account for 31% of homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Conques-en-Rouergue has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Conques-en-Rouergue 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Conques-en-Rouergue.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Conques-en-Rouergue costs less than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.83/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,556/m², lower than both Aveyron’s towns (€1,741/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). 46 houses and apartments changed hands in Conques-en-Rouergue from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,556/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Conques-en-Rouergue€1,556/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aveyron median€1,741/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,556/m²
46
€8.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.92 to €11.25/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,630
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Conques-Marcillac
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Conques-en-Rouergue than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 9.8% are under 15
Over-65s are 37% of the population. 5.7% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Aveyron’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). The median resident of Conques-en-Rouergue is 57.8 years old.
57.8median age
Conques-en-RouergueAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Conques-en-Rouergue has lower unemployment than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 7.3%
Jobs located in Conques-en-Rouergue: 450, for 600 residents in work (0.8 each). At the census, 9.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Aveyron’s towns (13.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,390 a year per consumption unit.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot9%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
450
jobs based in Conques-en-Rouergue, 0.8 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 36% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Conques-en-Rouergue: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Conques-en-Rouergue is Ancienne abbaye Sainte-Foy. On the Culture ministry’s list, Conques-en-Rouergue counts 4 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Conques-en-Rouergue run lower than in 56% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Conques-en-Rouergue is Centre hospitalier Pierre Delpech Decazeville, 7.2 mi away. 187 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 218: 14% below. Average lifespans in Aveyron: 85.1 years for women, 80 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 2 GPs practise here.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Conques-en-Rouergue · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Pierre Delpech Decazeville
16.8 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
Croix de cimetière à double face, de la fin du 15e siècle: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Selves: Photo: Anne pareuil · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pont sur le Dourdou, du 14s: Photo: Jaume sur Wikipédia français · Public domain · Ancienne abbaye Sainte-Foy: Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA . · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Conques-en-Rouergue
3 notable people were born in Conques-en-Rouergue.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Conques-en-Rouergue
Is Conques-en-Rouergue safe?
Conques-en-Rouergue has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 3.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Conques-en-Rouergue expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Conques-en-Rouergue grades A for cost of living.
About Conques-en-Rouergue
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Conques-en-Rouergue is a commune of 1,540 people in the Communauté de communes Conques-Marcillac. 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
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.
