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PeyreleauAveyron

69 residents make their home in this town in Aveyron, Occitanie.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.39

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

19%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Peyreleau a good place to live?

Peyreleau is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 71% of its housing. 34% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Peyreleau stand out

The 2 things Peyreleau does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

34% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 60.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Chateau de Triadou · Inscrit · Photo: Versailles39 · Public domain

Peyreleau’s story

Peyreleau in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Peyreleau, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2015.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2026.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

2015First protected: Chateau de Triadou
2026The protected historic area is created

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Peyreleau.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Peyreleau than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5% are under 15

People aged 15 to 24 make up 4.1% of the town, lower than both Aveyron’s towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 44% of adults. Ages in Peyreleau split evenly at 60.8: half are older, half younger.

60.8median age

PeyreleauAveyron medianFrance median

Aveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

34%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%

CAP or BEP18%

Baccalauréat15%

Higher education44%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Peyreleau
	Peyreleau	Aveyron median	France median
Under 15	5.5%	14%	17%
15–24	4.1%	8.9%	11%
25–44	8.2%	21%	23%
45–64	48%	27%	26%
65+	34%	30%	22%
No diploma	12%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	18%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	15%	20%	18%
Higher education	44%	29%	30%

Full pagePeyreleau’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages60.8 median age · 34% are 65 or over Households40 households · 1.8 people per household Born abroad2.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Peyreleau?”

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

History

Peyreleau keeps more of its old housing than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 44% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2026. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Peyreleau, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

16th c.

oldest protected part

2015

first monument protected

2026

protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)

44%

of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Full pagePeyreleau’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes44% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Peyreleau?”

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

Work & commute

Peyreleau has higher unemployment than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 16.1%

At the census, 18.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Peyreleau holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 1.1 jobs each.

19%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving52%

On foot11%

Public transport4%

Bicycle4%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Peyreleau, 1.1 per working resident

16.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

30%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pagePeyreleau’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 1.1 per working resident Getting to work19% walk, cycle or take transit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Peyreleau is €9.39/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 4 homes were sold in Peyreleau.

€9.39/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Peyreleau€9.39/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Aveyron median€9.38/m²

€9.39/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.28 to €12.11/m² a month)

€6.46/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pagePeyreleau’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.39/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Triadou and 6 more in and around Peyreleau

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Peyreleau. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Triadouin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Peyrelade4.9 km west, in Rivière-sur-Tarn ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mostuéjouls2.6 km northwest, in Mostuéjouls AttractionAttractionPrieuré de Saint-Jean-de-Balmes3.5 km southeast, in Veyreau MuseumMuseumMaison des vautours3.2 km east, in Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers AttractionAttractionAlternative Canoe Kayak1.8 km north, in Mostuéjouls

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Peyreleau

12pages on Peyreleau

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.1 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing4 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 60.8 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Peyreleau has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Chateau de TriadouChâteau · 16th c.

Classé

Église de LiaucousChurch · 12th–19th c. · in Mostuéjouls, 1.2 mi

Classé

Prieuré de Saint-Jean-de-BalmesPriory · 12th–16th c. · in Veyreau, 2.2 mi

Classé

Ancienne église Saint-MartinChurch · 12th & 13th c. · in La Cresse, 3.2 mi

Photo credits

Chateau de Triadou: Photo: Versailles39 · Public domain

Famous people from Peyreleau

One notable person was born in Peyreleau.

Their page →

Philippe-François d'Albignac de CastelnauFrench politician and priest (1742-1814)

Peyreleau’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Aveyron →

MillauSévérac d'AveyronPeyreleau

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Peyreleau	69	—	—	—	—	—
Millau	22,044	9	A⁻	B	B⁻	B⁺
Sévérac d'Aveyron	4,026	13	A⁺	A	A⁻	B

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

About Peyreleau

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Peyreleau is a commune of 69 people in the Communauté de communes de Millau Grands Causses. 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: 69 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de Millau Grands Causses
Département: Aveyron (12)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 6.3 sq mi (16.3 km²)
INSEE code: 12180

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.