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Saint-Chély-d'AubracAveyron

It is a town of 517 residents in Aveyron, Occitanie.

Is Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac a good place to live?

Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 48% of homes. Over-65s are just over two fifths of the population.

What makes Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac stand out

The 2 things Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac does most differently from other towns.

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Église Notre-Dame-des-Pauvres
Église Notre-Dame-des-Pauvres · Classé · Photo: Wivoelke · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac’s story

Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1925First protected: Église Notre-Dame-des-Pauvres
  • 2005Most recently protected: Pont des Pélerins
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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Pont des Pélerins: Photo: Lubman04 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tour de Bonnefon: Photo: Don-vip · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac.

Who lives here

Children make up only 8.3% of Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac, fewer than in both Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns

60.7median age

People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.3% of the town. 41% of residents are 65 or over, above Aveyron’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults.

Saint-Chély-d'AubracAveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma31%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac
Saint-Chély-d'AubracAveyron medianFrance median
Under 158.3%14%17%
15–247.3%8.9%11%
25–4413%21%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+41%30%22%
No diploma31%19%19%
CAP or BEP24%26%26%
Baccalauréat16%20%18%
Higher education23%29%30%

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

History

Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac keeps more of its old housing than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 41% built before 1919

3historic monuments

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

Among the classé monuments in Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac is Église Notre-Dame-des-Pauvres. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. The protected list starts in the 10th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

10th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac has lower unemployment than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 6.1%

21%walk, cycle or take transit

Jobs located in Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac: 200, for 200 residents in work (1.2 each). Just over a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Aveyron’s towns (13.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,130 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving60%
On foot18%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac, 1.2 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
18%
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 Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac costs less than in both Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.66/m² a month

€8.66/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Houses accounted for nine in ten sales, apartments for the rest. A house rents for an estimated €7.00/m² a month. Sales in Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac from July 2023 to June 2026: 20 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac€8.66/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aveyron median€9.38/m²
€8.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €11.51/m² a month)
€7.00/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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About Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac is a commune of 517 people in the Communauté de communes Aubrac Carladez Viadène. 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
517 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Aubrac Carladez Viadène
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
29.7 sq mi (76.9 km²)
INSEE code
12214

Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac’s 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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EspalionBozoulsEspalionBozoulsSaint-Chély-d'Aubrac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac517—————
Espalion4,6059.1A+AA+B
Bozouls3,00113—B+—B−

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

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.