Is La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite a good place to live?
At under 1,000 residents, La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 57% of homes. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite stand out
The 2 things La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite does most differently from other towns.
Église Notre-Dame-des-Treilles: Photo: Guydugo · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite, fewer than in Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns
55.1median age
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8% of residents. 35% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Aveyron’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 36% of adults.
La Roque-Sainte-MargueriteAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 121 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 Roque-Sainte-Marguerite: 36% were built before 1919, more than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2%
7%walk, cycle or take transit
50 jobs are based in La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite, for 100 working residents (0.3 per worker). Unemployment stood at 7.9%, below both Aveyron’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 3.4% of working residents in La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite, 0.3 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite is a commune of 182 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
Population
182 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Millau Grands Causses
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
19.2 sq mi (49.8 km²)
INSEE code
12204
La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
