Jobs & income is its strong suit (A+): 2 jobs per working resident; 3.4% unemployment. Housing is within reach (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Second homes make up 30% of its housing. It has 1,150 jobs for 600 working residents.
Laguiole has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Laguiole with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laguiole.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Laguiole than in Aveyron’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.10/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,543/m², comes from 59 sales of houses and apartments in Laguiole from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.00/m² a month. Houses made up 63% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€1,543/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Laguiole€1,543/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aveyron median€1,741/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,642/m²
37
€8.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.69 to €11.53/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.00/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Aubrac Carladez Viadène
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Laguiole gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in both Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns: 31.2% of commuters
Unemployment stood at 3.4%, below Aveyron’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. 14.5% of Laguiole’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,100 a year.
31%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving53%
On foot30%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
1,150
jobs based in Laguiole, 2 per working resident
3.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Laguiole than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15
10% of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Aveyron’s towns (8.9%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 31% of residents. Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults.
51.2median age
LaguioleAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
Laguiole keeps more of its old housing than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Laguiole; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. 3 of the 4 are houses and mansions.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Laguiole is 26.1 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Aveyron: 85.1 years for women, 80 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 3 GPs practise in Laguiole. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Laguiole come to 91 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 262 residents of Laguiole died, against 211 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% more.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw124
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Laguiole · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
26.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Henri Mondor Aurillac
26.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Henri Mondor Aurillac
85.1 · 80
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aveyron, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Laguiole has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Among the graded crimes in Laguiole, the most frequent was sexual violence (2025). The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 3.1 violent offenses and 3 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents.
3.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Sexual violence0
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Theft from vehicles0
Fraud6
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
100.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, burglary and criminal damage, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 100.0% of the index here.
Nearby attractions
Château d'Oustrac and 6 more in and around Laguiole
Museums and heritage in and near Laguiole. Best known first.
Église Saint-Matthieu: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domaine du Château d'Oustrac: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de la Boissonnade: Photo: Tanksaroul · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien presbytère: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Laguiole
Is Laguiole safe?
Laguiole has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Laguiole expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,543/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Laguiole grades A for cost of living.
About Laguiole
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Laguiole is a commune of 1,207 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
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.
