Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is strong on schools as well — bac results 2.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.5 points below the expected rate. The overall grade lands at A, #7 of 14 in Aveyron. Set against the rest, it does better than 94% of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety and B for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Affrique with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Affrique.
HousingCost of living A−
A home in Saint-Affrique sells for €1,525/m², less than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.10/m² a month, about level with Aveyron’s towns (€9.38/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The split in Saint-Affrique: €1,724/m² for houses, €1,271/m² for apartments. House rents are put at about €7.62/m² a month.
€1,525/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Affrique€1,525/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aveyron median€1,741/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,724/m²
211
Apartments
€1,271/m²
114
€9.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.41 to €11.17/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,320
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Saint Affricain, Roquefort, Sept Vallons
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Saint-Affrique gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 21.2% of commuters
Jobs located in Saint-Affrique: 3,650, for 3,200 residents in work (1.1 each). Households’ median disposable income: €24,170 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 8.1%, below both Aveyron’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot13%
Bicycle5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,650
jobs based in Saint-Affrique, 1.1 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,170
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
More pass the bac at the lycées near Saint-Affrique than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 100.0%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
91.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Affrique, below Aveyron’s towns (93.1%) but above compared French towns (87.5%). On school results, the town ranks #7 of 13 in Aveyron.
100%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 30% of residents are 65 or over
9.3% of residents are 15 to 24, near Aveyron’s towns (8.9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. Half of Saint-Affrique is older than 49.9, half younger.
49.9median age
Saint-AffriqueAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B+
Saint-Affrique’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 68% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Saint-Affrique come to 82 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 1,318 residents of Saint-Affrique died, about as many as the 1,315 expected from France’s death rates at each age. Life expectancy at birth in Aveyron is 85.1 years for women and 80 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 8 GPs practise locally.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Saint-Affrique · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Emile Borel Saint Affrique
0.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Emile Borel Saint Affrique
85.1 · 80
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aveyron, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Saint-Affrique: 13% 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.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Affrique is Dolmen de Tièrgues. This Aveyron town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Saint-Affrique has less crime per resident than 52% of compared French towns
The 2025 count: 138 offenses in Saint-Affrique. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 9.7 violent offenses and 11.4 graded property crimes a year. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Saint-Affrique (2025).
9.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage52
Other physical violence22
Sexual violence21
Family violence14
Burglary12
Theft from vehicles11
Vehicle theft6
Armed robbery0
Fraud45
Theft without violence39
Drug use30
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
138
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Pont Vieux and 6 more in and around Saint-Affrique
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Affrique. Best known first.
Émile Borel: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain · Stéphane Diagana: Association United Media, CC BY 2.0 · Édouard de Castelnau: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain · Marc Vidal: GuillaumeG, CC BY-SA 3.0 · David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu de La Redorte: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Jules Miquel: Anonymous, for La Pédale, Public domain
Saint-Affrique’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Affrique
Is Saint-Affrique safe?
It grades B− for safety, #10 of 14 in Aveyron. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 52 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Affrique good?
They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns and #7 of 13 in Aveyron. The lycée stands out: 100% of 48 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique privé Saint-Gabriel in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Affrique expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Affrique grades A− for cost of living.
About Saint-Affrique
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Saint-Affrique is a commune of 7,941 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
7,941 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint Affricain, Roquefort, Sept Vallons
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.
