A strong record with one exception. Druelle Balsac’s overall grade, A+, puts it better than almost every compared French town. Its place in the ranking is #3 of 14 in Aveyron. Police record less crime here than in most towns (A+): an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 3.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €2,105/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Rodez Agglomération. Most journeys need a car (D): 31% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Druelle Balsac 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 Druelle Balsac.
Safety
Druelle Balsac records less crime per resident than 100% of compared French towns
Druelle Balsac ranks first of the 14 compared towns in Aveyron on the Safety Grade. In all, 27 offenses reached the police record locally in 2025. Also worth knowing: the commonest graded crime in the town was other physical violence (2025).
4.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence12
Burglary9
Criminal damage6
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Drug use15
Fraud15
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
3.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
27
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
24.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, sexual violence and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 24.3% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Fewer people in Druelle Balsac are out of work than in Aveyron’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.3%
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €29,160 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Druelle Balsac: 650, for 1,450 residents in work (0.4 each). At the census, 2.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Aveyron’s towns (13.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
650
jobs based in Druelle Balsac, 0.4 per working resident
4.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 8% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Druelle Balsac run below what its ages would predict: 72 per 100 expected, fewer than in Aveyron’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Aveyron is 85.1 years for women and 80 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 146 residents of Druelle Balsac died, against 204 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 28% fewer. 3 GPs practise in the town.
−28%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw72
Adjusted72
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Druelle Balsac · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Rodez Hopital Jacques Puel
3.2 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
55 sales of houses and apartments in Druelle Balsac, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,105/m². The estimated advertised rent is €9.04/m² a month, near Aveyron’s towns (€9.38/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.15/m² a month.
€2,105/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Druelle Balsac€2,105/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aveyron median€1,741/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,105/m²
55
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.33 to €11.16/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.15/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,090
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Rodez Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Druelle Balsac has fewer older residents than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 18% are 65 or over
19% of residents are children under 15. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.2% of the town, below both Aveyron’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up two in five adults.
43.4median age
Druelle BalsacAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
18%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 112 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
History
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2018
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. 11% of its homes were built before 1919, below Aveyron’s towns (11%) but above compared French towns (7.4%).
3historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit3
13th c.
oldest protected part
1981
first monument protected
2018
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Druelle Balsac
Is Druelle Balsac safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #1 of 14 in Aveyron. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 6 acts of criminal damage.
Is Druelle Balsac expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,105/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Druelle Balsac grades B+ for cost of living.
About Druelle Balsac
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Druelle Balsac is a commune of 3,187 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Rodez Agglomération. 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.
