Good marks almost everywhere you look. Its best grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Onet-le-Château grades A+ overall, better than 97% of compared French towns, and ranks #6 of 14 in Aveyron. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,258/m² takes 6.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Rodez Agglomération. It also does well on safety — an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 8.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 Onet-le-Château 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 Onet-le-Château.
HealthHealth A
Onet-le-Château loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 72 per 100 expected, below Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,172 deaths in Onet-le-Château from 2016 to 2025; there were 895, 24% fewer. In Aveyron, women can expect to live 85.1 years and men 80 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 6 GPs practise in the town.
−28%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw76
Adjusted72
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Onet-le-Château · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Rodez Hopital Jacques Puel
1.5 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
Onet-le-Château records less crime per resident than 86% of compared French towns
Jobs outnumber working residents in Onet-le-Château (6,750 to 5,350): it draws people in from around. The police record for Onet-le-Château lists 216 offenses in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
5.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage90
Other physical violence36
Family violence21
Burglary21
Sexual violence18
Vehicle theft15
Theft from vehicles15
Theft without violence49
Fraud47
Drug use40
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.
5.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
216
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.7%
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 armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.7% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
93.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 89% passed the bac pro, of 299 candidates at 4 lycées. By results, schools here place #9 of 13 in Aveyron. Collège pupils travel 0.7 mi to the nearest one.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Onet-le-Château is easier to get around on foot than three in four compared French towns
Bus, tram or train carried 3.2% of working residents in Onet-le-Château to work at the census. The median disposable income was €24,830 a year per consumption unit, near Aveyron’s towns (€24,780) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 9.0%.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot7%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
6,750
jobs based in Onet-le-Château, 1.3 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 77% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2018
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Onet-le-Château is Château de Canac. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Homes from before 1919 make up 1.5% of the total, below both Aveyron’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A young town: 12% of people in Onet-le-Château are 15 to 24, more than in both Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, lower than Aveyron’s towns (30%) and near compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 16% of the population here. Degrees are held by a third of adults.
42.6median age
Onet-le-ChâteauAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Renting in Onet-le-Château costs an estimated advertised €10.99/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.
448 sales of houses and apartments in Onet-le-Château, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,258/m². A house in Onet-le-Château goes for €2,106/m², an apartment for €2,346/m². Among the homes sold, 46% were houses.
€2,258/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Onet-le-Château€2,258/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aveyron median€1,741/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,106/m²
206
Apartments
€2,346/m²
242
€10.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.74 to €13.81/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.66/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 Onet-le-Château
Is Onet-le-Château safe?
It grades A for safety, #7 of 14 in Aveyron. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 90 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Onet-le-Château good?
They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns and #9 of 13 in Aveyron. The lycée stands out: 100% of 280 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Alexis Monteil in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Onet-le-Château 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 €2,258/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Onet-le-Château grades B− for cost of living.
About Onet-le-Château
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Onet-le-Château is a commune of 12,080 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.
