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Lacroix-BarrezAveyron

The town has 531 residents and lies in Aveyron, Occitanie.

Is Lacroix-Barrez a good place to live?

There are no grades for Lacroix-Barrez: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 27% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are nearly two fifths of the population.

What makes Lacroix-Barrez stand out

The 2 things Lacroix-Barrez does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ruines du château de Vallon
Ruines du château de Vallon · Inscrit · Photo: PHILDIC · Public domain
Lacroix-Barrez’s story

Lacroix-Barrez in pictures

Lacroix-Barrez has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean Verdier, born in 1864, is the one person born in Lacroix-Barrez before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1925First protected: Ruines du château de Vallon
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lacroix-Barrez.

Who lives here

Few people in Lacroix-Barrez are 15 to 24: 4.7%, fewer than in Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns

Graduates make up 16% of adults. Nearly two in five residents are 65 or over, above Aveyron’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Ages in Lacroix-Barrez split evenly at 59.1: half are older, half younger.

59.1median age
Lacroix-BarrezAveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 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.

Ages and diplomas in Lacroix-Barrez
Lacroix-BarrezAveyron medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–244.7%8.9%11%
25–4416%21%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+39%30%22%
No diploma25%19%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%20%18%
Higher education16%29%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Lacroix-Barrez: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Lacroix-Barrez has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
14th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Lacroix-Barrez, 6.5%, runs below Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €24,310 a year per consumption unit, about level with Aveyron’s towns (€24,780) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 150 jobs are based in Lacroix-Barrez, for 200 working residents (0.8 per worker). Bus, tram or train carried 2.2% of working residents in Lacroix-Barrez to work at the census.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%
On foot7%
Bicycle4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Lacroix-Barrez, 0.8 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Lacroix-Barrez costs less than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.99/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €6.90/m² a month. 23 houses and apartments changed hands in Lacroix-Barrez from July 2023 to June 2026.

€6.99/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lacroix-Barrez€6.99/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aveyron median€9.38/m²
€6.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.56 to €8.79/m² a month)
€6.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Valon and 2 more in and around Lacroix-Barrez

Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Lacroix-Barrez. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lacroix-Barrez

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Landmarks

Lacroix-Barrez has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Ruines du château de Vallon: Photo: PHILDIC · Public domain

Famous people from Lacroix-Barrez

3 notable people were born in Lacroix-Barrez.

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Lacroix-Barrez’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Arpajon-sur-CèreAurillacYtracArpajon-sur-CèreAurillacYtracLacroix-Barrez
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lacroix-Barrez531—————
Arpajon-sur-Cère Cantal6,36112AA−A+B−
Aurillac Cantal26,21414A−AC+C+
Ytrac Cantal4,33916—A—B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Lacroix-Barrez

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Lacroix-Barrez is a commune of 531 people in the Communauté de communes Aubrac Carladez Viadène. 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
531 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Aubrac Carladez Viadène
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
10.8 sq mi (28 km²)
INSEE code
12118

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 November 4, 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.