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A town of 1,610 in Aveyron, Occitanie.
Valady has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 3% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,066/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Conques-Marcillac. Its strongest is schools (A+): brevet results 3.6 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Valady does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Valady 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Valady as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Austremoine, in Salles-la-Source, 2.6 mi away.
22% 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 Valady.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9 mi away. The closest collège is 1.9 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre SoulagesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 73 | 99%+4 pts |
| Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 53 | 98%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Half of residents lived on more than €28,900 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Aveyron’s towns (€24,780) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 5.7%. Per resident in work, Valady counts 0.2 jobs (150 jobs, 800 workers).
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.
Behind the median of €2,066/m²: 43 houses and apartments sold in Valady between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,048/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.8% of the population. Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than both Aveyron’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Just over two in five adults hold a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Valady | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Valady is Centre hospitalier de Rodez Hopital Jacques Puel, 8.3 mi away. 98 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 114: 14% below. In Aveyron, women can expect to live 85.1 years and men 80 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Heritage in and near Valady. Best known first.
Nothing in Valady 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 Valady 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valady | 1,610 | — | — | B+ | — | B |
| Druelle Balsac | 3,187 | 6.2 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A |
| Sébazac-Concourès | 3,234 | 8.5 | — | B− | — | A |
| Onet-le-Château | 12,080 | 8.8 | A+ | B− | A | A |
| Rodez | 23,981 | 9.2 | A | B | C+ | A− |
| Olemps | 3,559 | 9.5 | A | C+ | A+ | C− |
| Aubin | 3,444 | 11 | B | A+ | A+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Valady has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 3.2 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 €2,066/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Valady grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Valady is a commune of 1,610 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 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.