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Population 1,186: a town in Aveyron, Occitanie.
Pupils here do better than most: brevet results 3.6 points above the expected rate. The weak point is jobs & income — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 7.5% unemployment. Walkability is weaker too — 72% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €1,904/m² costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Conques-Marcillac.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Christophe-Vallon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Saint-Christophe-Vallon does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Christophe-Vallon 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.
Saint-Christophe-Vallon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Christophe-Vallon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière à double face, de la fin du 15e siècle, in Conques-en-Rouergue, 3.8 mi away.
15% 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 Saint-Christophe-Vallon.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.7 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 10.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 53 | 98%+3 pts |
| Collège Pierre SoulagesBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 73 | 99%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Aveyron live to 85.1 on average and men to 80 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 84 deaths in Saint-Christophe-Vallon between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 112: 25% below. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Saint-Christophe-Vallon is Centre hospitalier Pierre Delpech Decazeville, 10.2 mi away. 3 GPs practise in the town.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.04/m² a month, near Aveyron’s towns (€9.38/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 31 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Christophe-Vallon, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,904/m². The sales split: 90% houses, the rest apartments.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
7.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Aveyron’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €25,560 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
19% are under 15, above both Aveyron’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Christophe-Vallon | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Christophe-Vallon. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Christophe-Vallon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Christophe-Vallon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Christophe-Vallon | 1,186 | — | — | A− | — | A− |
| Druelle Balsac | 3,187 | 8.4 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A |
| Aubin | 3,444 | 8.7 | B | A+ | A+ | C+ |
| Decazeville | 5,020 | 9.9 | C | A | C | C |
| Sébazac-Concourès | 3,234 | 10 | — | B− | — | A |
| Onet-le-Château | 12,080 | 11 | A+ | B− | A | A |
| Rodez | 23,981 | 11 | A | B | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Christophe-Vallon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 3.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 96% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,904/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Christophe-Vallon grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Saint-Christophe-Vallon is a commune of 1,186 people in the Communauté de communes Conques-Marcillac. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.