Prices are modest for what you get: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 30% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−). 24% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Palmas d'Aveyron has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Palmas d'Aveyron 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Palmas d'Aveyron has lower unemployment than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 4.0%
7.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Aveyron’s towns (13.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per resident in work, Palmas d'Aveyron counts 0.4 jobs (200 jobs, 450 workers). Median disposable income comes to €25,980 a year per consumption unit.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Palmas d'Aveyron, 0.4 per working resident
4.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 24% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Palmas d'Aveyron is 15.9 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Palmas d'Aveyron records 81 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 151 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 153, 1% more. In Aveyron, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.1 years for women and 80 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Palmas d'Aveyron · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Rodez Hopital Jacques Puel
15.9 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
8.9% of the population is aged 15 to 24, close to Aveyron’s towns (8.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 17% of residents. Among adults, 31% have a degree.
47.7median age
Palmas d'AveyronAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
3 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. 30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Palmas d'Aveyron has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Violence against people averaged 1.8 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 3.9. The graded crime recorded most in Palmas d'Aveyron was other physical violence (2025).
1.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence0
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
Theft from vehicles0
Fraud30
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.
1.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
3.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
100.0%
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 · Small counts of family violence, sexual violence, burglary and criminal damage go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 100.0% of the index here.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Palmas d'Aveyron
Is Palmas d'Aveyron safe?
Palmas d'Aveyron has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
About Palmas d'Aveyron
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Palmas d'Aveyron is a commune of 1,026 people in the Communauté de communes des Causses à l'Aubrac. 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.
