At under 1,000 residents, Prades-d'Aubrac is too small for the grades other French towns get. 48% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 54% of residents. The median price paid is €1,390/m².
What makes Prades-d'Aubrac stand out
The 3 things Prades-d'Aubrac does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prades-d'Aubrac.
Who lives here
Prades-d'Aubrac has fewer young adults than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 1.2% are 15 to 24
66.8median age
People 65 and over make up 54% of the town, higher than both Aveyron’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 20% have a degree. Residents of Prades-d'Aubrac have a median age of 66.8.
Prades-d'AubracAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
54%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Prades-d'Aubrac has lower unemployment than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 3.5%
8%walk, cycle or take transit
7.6% 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. Jobs located in Prades-d'Aubrac: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.7 each). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €20,330 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
On foot6%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Prades-d'Aubrac, 0.7 per working resident
3.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Prades-d'Aubrac than in Aveyron’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.66/m² a month
€1,390/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 31 homes were sold in Prades-d'Aubrac. House rents are put at about €6.46/m² a month. The sales split: 71% houses, the rest apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Prades-d'Aubrac€1,390/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aveyron median€1,741/m²
€8.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €11.51/m² a month)
€6.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Prades-d'Aubrac is a commune of 278 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
Population
278 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Causses à l'Aubrac
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
18 sq mi (46.6 km²)
INSEE code
12187
Prades-d'Aubrac’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
