A town without an obvious weak point. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Luc-la-Primaube grades A+ overall, better than almost every compared French town, and ranks #4 of 14 in Aveyron. Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,405/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Rodez Agglomération.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Luc-la-Primaube 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 Luc-la-Primaube.
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Luc-la-Primaube than in 98% of compared French towns
In 2025, burglary led the graded crimes in Luc-la-Primaube. Police and gendarmerie figures for Luc-la-Primaube show 69 offenses in 2025.
2.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary30
Criminal damage25
Family violence14
Armed robbery0
Fraud30
Theft without violence20
Drug use6
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.
2.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
69
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.5%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 8.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Luc-la-Primaube’s ages would predict, 71 per 100 expected, under Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
591 deaths in Luc-la-Primaube between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 737: 20% below. Average lifespans in Aveyron: 85.1 years for women, 80 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Also worth knowing: there are 7 general practitioners in the town.
−29%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted71
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Luc-la-Primaube · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Rodez Hopital Jacques Puel
4.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Rodez Hopital Jacques Puel
85.1 · 80
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aveyron, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children under 15 make up 15%, close to Aveyron’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9% of residents. Among adults, 32% have a degree.
49.5median age
Luc-la-PrimaubeAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 2018
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 2.9% of the total, lower than both Aveyron’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Since 2018, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
1991
first monument protected
2018
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Luc-la-Primaube has lower unemployment than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 5.2%
6.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Aveyron’s towns (13.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Luc-la-Primaube: 2,100, for 2,750 residents in work (0.8 each). Households’ median disposable income: €27,310 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,100
jobs based in Luc-la-Primaube, 0.8 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 45% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
The estimated advertised rent in Luc-la-Primaube is €10.61/m² a month, against €9.38/m² in Aveyron’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Luc-la-Primaube is the most expensive of the 16 towns in Aveyron: its median sale is €2,405/m². 178 sales of houses and apartments locally, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,405/m². In Luc-la-Primaube, houses go for €2,292/m² and apartments for €2,551/m².
€2,405/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Luc-la-Primaube€2,405/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aveyron median€1,741/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,292/m²
109
Apartments
€2,551/m²
69
€10.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.60 to €13.08/m² a month)
6.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,090
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Rodez Agglomération
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Luc-la-Primaube
Is Luc-la-Primaube safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #4 of 14 in Aveyron. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 30 burglaries and 25 acts of criminal damage.
Is Luc-la-Primaube expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,405/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Luc-la-Primaube grades B− for cost of living.
About Luc-la-Primaube
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Luc-la-Primaube is a commune of 6,046 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Rodez Agglomération. 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.
