Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Cresse.
Who lives here
La Cresse has fewer young adults than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8% are 15 to 24
The 65-and-over age group makes up 29% of residents. Degrees are held by 26% of adults, below Aveyron’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Also worth knowing: la Cresse has a median age of 52.1.
52.1median age
La CresseAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
La Cresse: 1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, close to Aveyron’s towns (11%) and above compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in La Cresse is Ancienne église Saint-Martin. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in La Cresse, 4.8%, runs below Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 6.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 50 jobs are based in La Cresse, for 150 working residents (0.2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €25,880 a year per consumption unit, higher than Aveyron’s towns (€24,780) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in La Cresse, 0.2 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Cresse
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
La Cresse is a commune of 333 people in the Communauté de communes de Millau Grands Causses. 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.
