La Couvertoirade isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 44% of its housing. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes La Couvertoirade stand out
The 2 things La Couvertoirade does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Couvertoirade.
Who lives here
La Couvertoirade is a graduates’ town: 45% hold a degree, more than in both Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns
The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.1%. 16% are under 15, above Aveyron’s towns (14%) but below compared French towns (17%). Half the people of La Couvertoirade are older than 48.7.
48.7median age
La CouvertoiradeAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education45%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 113 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
Old homes shape La Couvertoirade: 39% were built before 1919, more than in both Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Since 2004, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in La Couvertoirade: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Anciens remparts.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
La Couvertoirade has higher unemployment than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 15.3%
The median disposable income was €20,320 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Aveyron’s towns (€24,780) and compared French towns (€25,970). For its 100 residents in work, La Couvertoirade has 100 jobs: 1 each. 15.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving59%
On foot16%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in La Couvertoirade, 1 per working resident
15.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Anciens remparts: Photo: Romanodi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Donjon et les restes du château: Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : Gourdain~commonswiki (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église et ancien cimetière: Photo: Romanodi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison adossée au front Nord des remparts: Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA . · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from La Couvertoirade
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Couvertoirade yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Couvertoirade
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
La Couvertoirade is a commune of 210 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.
