Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
188 people live in this town in Aveyron, Occitanie.
Saint-Igest isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Just over a quarter of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Igest does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Igest as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église du Saint-Sépulcre, in Villeneuve, 2.6 mi away.
33% 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-Igest.
23% of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Aveyron’s towns (30%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%.
44% women, 56% men
About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Igest | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Aveyron’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €23,350 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 5.5% of working residents in Saint-Igest at the census.
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Igest. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Igest 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 Saint-Igest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Igest | 188 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villefranche-de-Rouergue | 11,271 | 6.9 | B+ | A− | C | B |
| Capdenac-Gare | 4,440 | 8.6 | A | A | C+ | B |
| Aubin | 3,444 | 11 | B | A+ | A+ | C+ |
| Figeac Lot | 9,793 | 12 | C+ | B− | D | C+ |
| Decazeville | 5,020 | 12 | C | A | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Saint-Igest is a commune of 188 people in the Communauté de communes Ouest Aveyron 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
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.