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Peyrusse-le-RocAveyron

In Aveyron, Occitanie, this town has 197 residents.

Is Peyrusse-le-Roc a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Peyrusse-le-Roc falls below the line for grades. 35% of homes here are second homes. 29% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Peyrusse-le-Roc stand out

The 2 things Peyrusse-le-Roc does most differently from other towns.

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Ancienne église Notre-Dame-de-Laval
Ancienne église Notre-Dame-de-Laval · Classé · Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Peyrusse-le-Roc’s story

Peyrusse-le-Roc in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Peyrusse-le-Roc: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1992First protected: Ancien hôpital des Anglais
  • 2018Most recently protected: Château de La Caze et sol de la parcelle
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Peyrusse-le-Roc.

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Peyrusse-le-Roc, fewer than in Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns

Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, near Aveyron’s towns (8.9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Peyrusse-le-Roc by age and the one in the middle is 50.9.

50.9median age
Peyrusse-le-RocAveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Peyrusse-le-Roc
Peyrusse-le-RocAveyron medianFrance median
Under 1513%14%17%
15–249.2%8.9%11%
25–4416%21%23%
45–6434%27%26%
65+29%30%22%
No diploma14%19%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat25%20%18%
Higher education29%29%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Peyrusse-le-Roc: 36% 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 earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Peyrusse-le-Roc is Château Inférieur. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments locally: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level).

7historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit5

Among them · Classé

10th c.
oldest protected part
1992
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Peyrusse-le-Roc are out of work than in Aveyron’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.5%

At the census, 4.7% of commuters got to work without a car. Per resident in work, Peyrusse-le-Roc counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €22,920 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Aveyron’s towns (€24,780) and compared French towns (€25,970).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Peyrusse-le-Roc, 0.4 per working resident
3.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
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

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Peyrusse-le-Roc than in Aveyron’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.07/m² a month

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

The market in Peyrusse-le-Roc: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Peyrusse-le-Roc€8.07/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aveyron median€9.38/m²
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.59 to €9.88/m² a month)
€6.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Peyrusse-le-Roc

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Peyrusse-le-Roc: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Château Inférieur: Photo: Campels · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien hôpital des Anglais: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marché couvert médiéval: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne synagogue: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Peyrusse-le-Roc

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Peyrusse-le-Roc as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Peyrusse-le-Roc’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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Capdenac-GareAubinDecazevilleFigeacVillefranche-de-RouergueCapdenac-GareAubinDecazevilleFigeacVillefranche-de-RouerguePeyrusse-le-Roc
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Peyrusse-le-Roc197—————
Capdenac-Gare4,4405.3AAC+B
Aubin3,4446.4BA+A+C+
Decazeville5,0207.1CACC
Figeac Lot9,7938.9C+B−DC+
Villefranche-de-Rouergue11,27112B+A−CB

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

About Peyrusse-le-Roc

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Peyrusse-le-Roc is a commune of 197 people in the Communauté de communes du Plateau de Montbazens. 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
197 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Plateau de Montbazens
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.3 sq mi (13.8 km²)
INSEE code
12181

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.