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A town of 502 in Aveyron, Occitanie.

Is Estaing a good place to live?

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

What makes Estaing stand out

The 2 things Estaing does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château
Château · Classé · Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5
Estaing’s story

Estaing in pictures

Estaing has 7 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 6 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean de Murol, born in 1340, is the one person born in Estaing before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1979First protected: Église Saint-Blaise de Vinnac
  • 2018Most recently protected: Chapelle Saint-Joseph du château d'Estaing
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Estaing.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Estaing than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 8.7% are under 15

People 65 and over make up 39% of the town, higher than both Aveyron’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). 6.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Line up the people of Estaing by age and the one in the middle is 59.1.

59.1median age
EstaingAveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Estaing
EstaingAveyron medianFrance median
Under 158.7%14%17%
15–246.1%8.9%11%
25–4415%21%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+39%30%22%
No diploma20%19%19%
CAP or BEP27%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%20%18%
Higher education24%29%30%

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

History

Estaing keeps more of its old housing than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919

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

Estaing has 7 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 6 inscrit, the second level. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 4 of 7. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

7historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit6
12th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Estaing, 11.2%, runs above Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 17.9% of commuters got to work without a car. Estaing holds 150 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. The median disposable income was €24,980 a year per consumption unit, close to both Aveyron’s towns (€24,780) and compared French towns (€25,970).

18%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving69%
On foot14%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Estaing, 0.7 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,980
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 Estaing is €9.20/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €7.39/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 92% were houses. Estaing recorded 26 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.20/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Estaing€9.20/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aveyron median€9.38/m²
€9.20/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.32 to €11.57/m² a month)
€7.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Estaing and 5 more in and around Estaing

Heritage in and near Estaing. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Estaing

12pages on Estaing

Landmarks

Estaing has 7 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 6 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Blaise de Vinnac: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chapelle de l'Ouradou: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pont dit d'Estaing (également sur commune de Sébrazac): Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Estaing

2 notable people were born in Estaing.

Their page →

Estaing’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 →
EspalionBozoulsSébazac-ConcourèsOnet-le-ChâteauRodezDruelle BalsacEspalionBozoulsSébazac-ConcourèsOnet-le-ChâteauRodezDruelle BalsacEstaing
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Estaing502—————
Espalion4,6054.8A+AA+B
Bozouls3,0016.4—B+—B−
Sébazac-Concourès3,23411—B−—A
Onet-le-Château12,08014A+B−AA
Rodez23,98115ABC+A−
Druelle Balsac3,18716A+B+A+A

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

About Estaing

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Estaing is a commune of 502 people in the Communauté de communes Comtal Lot et Truyère. 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
502 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Comtal Lot et Truyère
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
6.5 sq mi (17 km²)
INSEE code
12098

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.