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The town, home to 2,141 people, lies in Aveyron, Occitanie.
Jobs and pay hold up well: 1 job per working resident; 6.1% unemployment. It is easy to get around without a car (B+): 69% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its weakest is health (D) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,575/m², so 70 m² costs 4.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Causses à l'Aubrac.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Laissac-Sévérac l'Église 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 Laissac-Sévérac l'Église 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.
Laissac-Sévérac l'Église has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 3 things Laissac-Sévérac l'Église does most differently from other towns.
Laissac-Sévérac l'Église has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1995.
Camille Douls, born in 1864, is the one person born in Laissac-Sévérac l'Église before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Laissac-Sévérac l'Église has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laissac-Sévérac l'Église.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Laissac-Sévérac l'Église can choose among 5 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Laissac-Sévérac l'Église is Centre hospitalier de Rodez Hopital Jacques Puel, 13.4 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 405 residents of Laissac-Sévérac l'Église died, against 310 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 31% more. At birth, a girl in Aveyron can expect 85.1 years and a boy 80 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents. Children under 15 make up 16%, higher than Aveyron’s towns (14%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 27% have a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
| Laissac-Sévérac l'Église | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Laissac-Sévérac l'Église: 850, for 850 residents in work (1 each). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,410 a year.
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.
78 sales of houses and apartments in Laissac-Sévérac l'Église, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,575/m². Of the homes sold, 77% were houses. House rents are put at about €8.46/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,528/m² | 60 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. The pre-1919 share of homes is 10%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage in and near Laissac-Sévérac l'Église. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Laissac-Sévérac l'Église.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Laissac-Sévérac l'Église is a commune of 2,141 people in the Communauté de communes des Causses à l'Aubrac. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laissac-Sévérac l'Église | 2,141 | — | — | B | — | D |
| Bozouls | 3,001 | 8.2 | — | B+ | — | B− |
| Espalion | 4,605 | 11 | A+ | A | A+ | B |
| Sébazac-Concourès | 3,234 | 11 | — | B− | — | A |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron | 4,026 | 11 | A+ | A | A− | B |
| Onet-le-Château | 12,080 | 12 | A+ | B− | A | A |
| Rodez | 23,981 | 13 | A | B | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Laissac-Sévérac l'Église has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,575/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Laissac-Sévérac l'Église grades B for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.