Lozère

Lozère has 76,503 residents in 152 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,490/m², from €1,210/m² in Langogne to €1,970/m² in Mende among communes of more than 2,000 people. 66% of households own their main home.

Département 48 · 152 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

76,503residents2022 census

€1,490/m²median price per m²five years of sales

66%of households own their homemain home

32%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Lozère.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Lozère : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Lozère : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Lozère : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 8 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Bourgs sur Colagne	2,077	€1,320/m²	€22,590	78%	11%	5.8%	49%	10
Florac Trois Rivières	2,111	€1,760/m²	€21,280	56%	14%	9.3%	38%	58
La Canourgue	2,095	€1,560/m²	€21,940	63%	14%	7.7%	52%	33
Langogne	2,860	€1,210/m²	€21,170	57%	16%	8.6%	7%	63
Marvejols	4,752	€1,330/m²	€21,730	54%	17%	7.9%	31%	25
Mende	12,322	€1,970/m²	€22,980	45%	11%	9.8%	23%	30
Peyre en Aubrac	2,304	€1,250/m²	€21,420	75%	14%	6.6%	21%	33
Saint-Chély-d'Apcher	4,025	€1,500/m²	€22,270	52%	14%	7.4%	6%	42

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

76,503 residents and 36,491 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

15%

aged under 15

15%

aged 15–29

34%

aged 60 and over

42%

of households are people living alone

21%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

62,201 homes, 59% of them main residences, with 4.3 rooms on average.

78%

of homes are houses

66%

of households own their home

of households rent social housing (HLM)

32%

second homes

empty homes

90%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191918%

1919–19457%

1946–197015%

1971–199027%

1991–200518%

2006–201914%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

4,192 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,490/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€1,490/m²flats711 sales

€1,480/m²houses3,481 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

8.0%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

28%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

34%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Lozère on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

8.0GPs per 10,000 residents2025

38pharmacieson 1 January 2025

82food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners61

Dentists37

Nurses157

Physiotherapists107

Pharmacies38

Group health centres8

Emergency departments1

Supermarkets and hypermarkets19

Convenience stores and grocers63

Bakeries95

Butchers50

Petrol stations37

EV charging stations56

Post offices and postal points75

Banks23

France services centres19

Police and gendarmerie26

Restaurants289

Hairdressers88

Nurseries20

Swimming pools17

Sports halls16

Gyms19

Cinemas4

Libraries70

Performance venues4

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 152 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Earthquake100%

Forest fire100%

Radon100%

Ground movement70%

Flooding53%

Transport of hazardous goods34%

Flooding of old mine workings24%

Dam failure13%

Mining subsidence7%

874natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

45%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows702

Storms and cyclones152

Ground movement12

Drought (clay shrinkage)7

Other (snow, hail, avalanches…)1

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026