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Home to 195 people, this town lies in Aveyron, Occitanie.
There are no grades for Le Fel: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 48% of homes here are second homes. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Le Fel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Fel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont sur la Truyère, in Entraygues-sur-Truyère, 2.6 mi away.
32% 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 Le Fel.
Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. Le Fel has a median age of 54. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, near Aveyron’s towns (29%) and lower than compared French towns (30%).
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Le Fel | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €22,990 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Aveyron’s towns (€24,780) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Le Fel number 100, against 100 residents in work (0.9 per worker). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.7% of commuters travelled at the census.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Le Fel. A house rents for an estimated €6.46/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Le Fel. Best known first.
Nothing in Le Fel 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 Le Fel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Fel | 195 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Decazeville | 5,020 | 15 | C | A | C | C |
| Aubin | 3,444 | 15 | B | A+ | A+ | C+ |
| Espalion | 4,605 | 15 | A+ | A | A+ | B |
| Arpajon-sur-Cère Cantal | 6,361 | 16 | A | A− | A+ | B− |
| Bozouls | 3,001 | 17 | — | B+ | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Le Fel is a commune of 195 people in the Communauté de communes Comtal Lot et Truyère. 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 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.