Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 562 residents in Aveyron, Occitanie.
La Selve isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 17% of its homes are second homes. 39% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things La Selve does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Selve as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Viaduc du Viaur, in Tauriac-de-Naucelle, 10.1 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Selve.
Over-65s are nearly two fifths of the population. 10% are under 15, below Aveyron’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up 21% of adults.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| La Selve | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €23,420 a year per consumption unit. 5.4% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Aveyron’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 200 residents in work, La Selve has 150 jobs: 0.7 each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in La Selve: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Selve is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Selve yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Selve | 562 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baraqueville | 3,173 | 13 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A+ |
| Luc-la-Primaube | 6,046 | 13 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Olemps | 3,559 | 16 | A | C+ | A+ | C− |
| Rodez | 23,981 | 17 | A | B | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
La Selve is a commune of 562 people in the Communauté de communes du Réquistanais. 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
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.