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A town of 207 in Aveyron, Occitanie.
Valzergues is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Valzergues does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Valzergues as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Blaise, in Aubin, 2 mi away.
23% 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 Valzergues.
Graduates make up 26% of adults. People 65 and over make up 35% of the town, above both Aveyron’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 11% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Valzergues | Aveyron median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.4% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate comes to 5.8%. Public transport took 2.4% of Valzergues’ working residents to work at the census. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,890 a year per consumption unit.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €7.82/m² a month. Valzergues recorded 9 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Valzergues. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la mine Lucien Mazars3.4 km northeast, in AubinChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Amans du Fort3.8 km northeast, in AubinAttractionAttractionBuste de la vierge à l'enfant3.7 km northeast, in AubinAttractionAttractionFort d'Aubin3.8 km northeast, in AubinAttractionAttractionHalle aux grains3.7 km northeast, in AubinMuseumMuseumMaison de la Mémoire3.4 km northeast, in AubinPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Valzergues 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 Valzergues 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valzergues | 207 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aubin | 3,444 | 3 | B | A+ | A+ | C+ |
| Decazeville | 5,020 | 4.6 | C | A | C | C |
| Capdenac-Gare | 4,440 | 8.5 | A | A | C+ | B |
| Figeac Lot | 9,793 | 12 | C+ | B− | D | C+ |
| Villefranche-de-Rouergue | 11,271 | 14 | B+ | A− | C | B |
| Druelle Balsac | 3,187 | 16 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie
Valzergues is a commune of 207 people in the Communauté de communes du Plateau de Montbazens. 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.