Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes. Young adults aged 15 to 24 make up 18% of residents.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. La Cavalerie 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 La Cavalerie 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 La Cavalerie.
Who lives here
A younger town: only 7.8% of people in La Cavalerie are 65 or over, fewer than in Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 18% of the population. 14% are under 15, close to Aveyron’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). The middle age in La Cavalerie is 30.1.
30.1median age
La CavalerieAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
18%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma54%
CAP or BEP12%
Baccalauréat11%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
27% women, 73% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 38 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A−
Homes in La Cavalerie cost less than in Aveyron’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,478/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.15/m² a month, about level with Aveyron’s towns (€9.38/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 69% were houses. The market in La Cavalerie: 45 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,478/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Cavalerie€1,478/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aveyron median€1,741/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,977/m²
31
€9.15/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.15 to €11.71/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.89/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,390
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Larzac et Vallées
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than La Cavalerie’s ages would predict, 79 per 100 expected, under Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Aveyron, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.1 years for women and 80 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 60 deaths in La Cavalerie between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 76: 21% below. The nearest emergency department to La Cavalerie is Centre hospitalier Communal de Millau, 7.9 mi away. The town has 5 family doctors.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw79
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in La Cavalerie · 5.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Communal de Millau
7.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Communal de Millau
85.1 · 80
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aveyron, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
La Cavalerie has 2 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in prehistory. Among the classé monuments in La Cavalerie is Dolmen de la Fabière. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). 14% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Fewer people in La Cavalerie are out of work than in Aveyron’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.0%
Households’ median disposable income: €23,020 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 8.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Aveyron’s towns (13.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving33%
On foot5%
Bicycle3%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
1,850
jobs based in La Cavalerie, 1.5 per working resident
5.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
58%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 55% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
La Cavalerie has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 3.9 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 6.6. Police and gendarmerie figures for La Cavalerie show 17 offenses in 2025. With 1,850 jobs for 1,250 working residents, La Cavalerie draws people in from neighbouring communes. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
3.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage9
Family violence8
Armed robbery0
Fraud17
Drug use13
Theft without violence7
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.
3.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
27.1%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 27.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Cavalerie
Is La Cavalerie safe?
La Cavalerie has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is La Cavalerie expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Cavalerie grades A− for cost of living.
About La Cavalerie
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
La Cavalerie is a commune of 2,223 people in the Communauté de communes Larzac et Vallées. 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.
