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QuinsAveyron

A town of 908 in Aveyron, Occitanie.

Is Quins a good place to live?

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

What makes Quins stand out

The one thing Quins does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Chapelle Saint-Clair de Verdun
Chapelle Saint-Clair de Verdun · Inscrit · Photo: Don-vip · CC BY-SA 3.0
Quins’ story

Quins in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1999.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1999First protected: Chapelle Saint-Clair de Verdun
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Quins.

History

Old homes shape Quins: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Aveyron’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Protection here reaches back to the 10th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Quins, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
10th c.
oldest protected part
1999
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Quins are under 15, more than in Aveyron’s towns and across compared French towns

34% of adults hold a degree, above Aveyron’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are 6.4% of the population. The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents.

45.1median age
QuinsAveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Quins
QuinsAveyron medianFrance median
Under 1521%14%17%
15–246.4%8.9%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+20%30%22%
No diploma12%19%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat23%20%18%
Higher education34%29%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Quins than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 3.7%

5.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below Aveyron’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Quins has 100 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Median disposable income comes to €25,440 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Quins, 0.3 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,440
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Quins costs less than in Aveyron’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.24/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Quins.

€8.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Quins€8.24/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aveyron median€9.38/m²
€8.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.58 to €10.32/m² a month)
€7.82/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 Quins

12pages on Quins

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Chapelle Saint-Clair de Verdun: Photo: Don-vip · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Quins

2 notable people were born in Quins.

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Quins’ 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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BaraquevilleLuc-la-PrimaubeDruelle BalsacOlempsRodezOnet-le-ChâteauBaraquevilleLuc-la-PrimaubeDruelle BalsacOlempsRodezOnet-le-ChâteauQuins
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Quins908—————
Baraqueville3,1734.3A+B+A+A+
Luc-la-Primaube6,0469.5A+B−A+A
Druelle Balsac3,18711A+B+A+A
Olemps3,55911AC+A+C−
Rodez23,98113ABC+A−
Onet-le-Château12,08014A+B−AA

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

About Quins

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Quins is a commune of 908 people in the Communauté de communes Pays Ségali Communauté. 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
908 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays Ségali Communauté
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
14.9 sq mi (38.7 km²)
INSEE code
12194

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.