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MurolsAveyron

A town of 97 in Aveyron, Occitanie.

Is Murols a good place to live?

Murols is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Murols stand out

The 2 things Murols does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Murols’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Murols’ story

No historic monuments in Murols

The Culture ministry lists no building in Murols as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, in Montsalvy, 5.6 mi away.

67% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Murols.

Who lives here

Few people in Murols are 15 to 24: 3.1%, fewer than in Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns

Murols sits below both Aveyron’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Children under 15 make up 7.2% of residents.

59.8median age
MurolsAveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma33%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

42% women, 58% men

About 73 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Murols
MurolsAveyron medianFrance median
Under 157.2%14%17%
15–243.1%8.9%11%
25–4413%21%23%
45–6438%27%26%
65+38%30%22%
No diploma33%19%19%
CAP or BEP24%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%20%18%
Higher education20%29%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Murols, 7.0%, runs below Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Murols below both Aveyron’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Murols has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 9.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%
On foot7%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Murols, 0.5 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
14%
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 Murols costs less than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.99/m² a month

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

On this, Murols is below both Aveyron’s towns (€9.38/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€6.99/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Murols€6.99/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aveyron median€9.38/m²
€6.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.56 to €8.79/m² a month)
€6.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

La Forge and 3 more in and around Murols

Museums and heritage in and near Murols. Best known first.

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Everything we know about Murols

12pages on Murols

Landmarks

Nothing in Murols is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Murols

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Murols yet.

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Murols’ 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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Arpajon-sur-CèreAurillacYtracArpajon-sur-CèreAurillacYtracMurols
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Murols97—————
Arpajon-sur-Cère Cantal6,36111AA−A+B−
Aurillac Cantal26,21413A−AC+C+
Ytrac Cantal4,33915—A—B−

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

About Murols

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Murols is a commune of 97 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

Population
97 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Aubrac Carladez Viadène
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.3 sq mi (13.8 km²)
INSEE code
12166

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 October 30, 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.