Homes are affordable: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is just over a quarter of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Add schools to its strengths: bac results 2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Walkability is its weak spot — 26% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. 11% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Vabres-l'Abbaye 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.
Each subject compares Vabres-l'Abbaye 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
98.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Vabres-l'Abbaye, 100.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Aveyron’s towns (96.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. For collège, the closest is 3 mi away.
100%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Vabres-l'Abbaye than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: 5.1%
Unemployment stood at 7.1%, below both Aveyron’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Vabres-l'Abbaye holds 350 jobs; 500 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. Median disposable income comes to €26,180 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Vabres-l'Abbaye, 0.7 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 23% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Vabres-l'Abbaye: 18% 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’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Vabres-l'Abbaye; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
A quarter of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 16%, higher than Aveyron’s towns (14%) and near compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are 9% of the population.
48.5median age
Vabres-l'AbbayeAveyron medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
HealthHealth B−
Fewer deaths than expected: Vabres-l'Abbaye is below 54% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
95 deaths in Vabres-l'Abbaye between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 110: 13% below. In Aveyron, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.1 years for women and 80 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. Adjusted mortality in the town: 87 deaths for every 100 expected.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Vabres-l'Abbaye · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Emile Borel Saint Affrique
2.4 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vabres-l'Abbaye
Is Vabres-l'Abbaye safe?
Vabres-l'Abbaye 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 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Vabres-l'Abbaye good?
They grade A, better than 95% of compared French towns. 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.
About Vabres-l'Abbaye
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Vabres-l'Abbaye is a commune of 1,205 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
1,205 (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.
