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PlaisanceAveyron

A town of 219 in Aveyron, Occitanie.

Population
219
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.27
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€21,960
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
11%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Plaisance a good place to live?

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

What makes Plaisance stand out

The 2 things Plaisance does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
41%2%PlaisanceMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
41% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
38%22%PlaisanceMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
38% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 61.6. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église
Église · Classé · Photo: Tanksaroul · CC BY-SA 4.0
Plaisance’s story

Plaisance in pictures

Plaisance has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1929.

42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Ferdinand Roques, born in 1889, is the one person born in Plaisance before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1929First protected: Croix de pierre
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plaisance.

Who lives here

Plaisance skews older, with 38% of residents 65 or over, more than in Aveyron’s towns and across compared French towns

5.7% are under 15, below both Aveyron’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: 5.7% of residents. Graduates make up 27% of adults.

61.6median age
PlaisanceAveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Plaisance
PlaisanceAveyron medianFrance median
Under 155.7%14%17%
15–245.7%8.9%11%
25–4414%21%23%
45–6436%27%26%
65+38%30%22%
No diploma19%19%19%
CAP or BEP30%26%26%
Baccalauréat17%20%18%
Higher education27%29%30%
Full pagePlaisance’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages61.6 median age · 38% are 65 or overHouseholds130 households · 1.8 people per householdBorn abroad3.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Plaisance?”

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

History

Plaisance keeps more of its old housing than Aveyron or compared French towns: 42% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Plaisance is Croix de pierre. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1929
first monument protected
Full pagePlaisance’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes42% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Plaisance?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Plaisance, 15.3%, runs above Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income is €21,960 a year per consumption unit. Plaisance holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. At the census, 11.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%
On foot7%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
50
jobs based in Plaisance, 0.8 per working resident
15.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pagePlaisance’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.8 per working residentGetting to work11% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€21,960 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Plaisance costs less than in Aveyron’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.27/m² a month

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

Plaisance recorded 10 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Plaisance€8.27/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aveyron median€9.38/m²
€8.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.28 to €10.89/m² a month)
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pagePlaisance’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.27/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Coupiac and 2 more in and around Plaisance

Heritage in and near Plaisance. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Coupiac3.4 km northeast, in CoupiacFortFortChâteau de Balaguier3.9 km southeast, in Balaguier-sur-RanceChâteauChâteauChâteau de Curvalle1 km west, in Curvalle
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Plaisance

12pages on Plaisance
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 16 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing10 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 61.6History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The list names few of Plaisance’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Croix de pierreCross
Classé
Ancien hôtel de villeTown hall · in Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance, 4 mi
Classé
Château de MassuguièsChâteau · 14th & 17th c. · in Le Masnau-Massuguiès, 9 mi
Classé
Ancienne abbayeAbbey · 14th c. · in Belmont-sur-Rance, 12.6 mi
Photo credits

Croix de pierre: Photo: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Plaisance

One notable person was born in Plaisance.

Their page →
F
Ferdinand RoquesFrench politician · 1889–1978

Plaisance’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 →
Saint-AffriqueArthèsSaint-JuérySaint-AffriqueArthèsSaint-JuéryPlaisance
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Plaisance219—————
Saint-Affrique7,94116AA−B−B+
Arthès Tarn2,52817—B—A
Saint-Juéry Tarn6,56417B+BA−A−

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

About Plaisance

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Plaisance is a commune of 219 people in the Communauté de communes Saint Affricain, Roquefort, Sept Vallons. 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
219 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint Affricain, Roquefort, Sept Vallons
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.4 sq mi (14.1 km²)
INSEE code
12183

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.