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Home to 311 people, this town lies in Aveyron, Occitanie.
Prades-Salars has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly a quarter of homes.
The one thing Prades-Salars does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Prades-Salars as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de Saint-Agnan, in Ségur, 4.3 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prades-Salars.
People 65 and over make up 24% of the town, between Aveyron’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 17%. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.5% of the population.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Prades-Salars | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 8.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Aveyron’s towns (13.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Prades-Salars has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,640 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €7.65/m² a month. Sales in Prades-Salars from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Prades-Salars is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Prades-Salars yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prades-Salars | 311 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luc-la-Primaube | 6,046 | 12 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Rodez | 23,981 | 12 | A | B | C+ | A− |
| Olemps | 3,559 | 13 | A | C+ | A+ | C− |
| Onet-le-Château | 12,080 | 13 | A+ | B− | A | A |
| Sébazac-Concourès | 3,234 | 14 | — | B− | — | A |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron | 4,026 | 14 | A+ | A | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Prades-Salars is a commune of 311 people in the Communauté de communes du Lévézou. 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
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 November 4, 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.