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Muret-le-ChâteauAveyron

Home to 350 people, this town lies in Aveyron, Occitanie.

Is Muret-le-Château a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Muret-le-Château falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 28% of its housing.

What makes Muret-le-Château stand out

The one thing Muret-le-Château does most differently from other towns.

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Muret-le-Château’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Muret-le-Château’s story

1 historic monument, the oldest from prehistory

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Muret-le-Château; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1998.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1998First protected: Site archéologique du dolmen de la Vitarelle III
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Muret-le-Château.

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Muret-le-Château, above Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns

Just over a third of adults hold a degree, above Aveyron’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Muret-le-Château has a median age of 45.2.

45.2median age
Muret-le-ChâteauAveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Muret-le-Château
Muret-le-ChâteauAveyron medianFrance median
Under 1519%14%17%
15–249.5%8.9%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+19%30%22%
No diploma10%19%19%
CAP or BEP27%26%26%
Baccalauréat23%20%18%
Higher education35%29%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Muret-le-Château: 27% 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.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Muret-le-Château; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1998
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Muret-le-Château has lower unemployment than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 2.8%

For its 150 residents in work, Muret-le-Château has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. At the census, 3.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Aveyron’s towns (13.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,520 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Muret-le-Château, 0.2 per working resident
2.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
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 Muret-le-Château costs less than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.09/m² a month

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

The market in Muret-le-Château: 11 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.09/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Muret-le-Château€8.09/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aveyron median€9.38/m²
€8.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.32 to €10.35/m² a month)
€7.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château and 6 more in and around Muret-le-Château

Heritage in and near Muret-le-Château. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Muret-le-Château

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Muret-le-Château

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Muret-le-Château yet.

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Muret-le-Château’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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Sébazac-ConcourèsBozoulsOnet-le-ChâteauRodezEspalionDruelle BalsacSébazac-ConcourèsBozoulsOnet-le-ChâteauRodezEspalionDruelle BalsacMuret-le-Château
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Muret-le-Château350—————
Sébazac-Concourès3,2346—B−—A
Bozouls3,0017.4—B+—B−
Onet-le-Château12,0808.3A+B−AA
Rodez23,9819.5ABC+A−
Espalion4,6059.6A+AA+B
Druelle Balsac3,1879.7A+B+A+A

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

About Muret-le-Château

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Muret-le-Château is a commune of 350 people in the Communauté de communes Conques-Marcillac. 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
350 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Conques-Marcillac
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.7 sq mi (14.8 km²)
INSEE code
12165

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.