Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. A fifth of its homes are second homes. 15- to 24-year-olds are 18% of the population.
What makes Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance stand out
The 2 things Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1897.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance before 1900, the earliest Jean Benoît de Porcellets, in 1680.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance.
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance: 18% are 15 to 24, above Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns
Under 15: 8.3% of residents. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Aveyron’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Ages in Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance split evenly at 54.1: half are older, half younger.
54.1median age
Saint-Sernin-sur-RanceAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
18%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance: 29% 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.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Ancien hôtel de ville. Protection here reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 27.5% of commuters
Per resident in work, Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance counts 1.3 jobs (250 jobs, 200 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €23,050 a year per consumption unit, below both Aveyron’s towns (€24,780) and compared French towns (€25,970). Nearly a tenth of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
27%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving64%
On foot25%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance, 1.3 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance is a commune of 580 people in the Communauté de communes Monts, Rance et Rougier. 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
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.
