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A town of 364 in Lozère, Occitanie.

Is Auroux a good place to live?

Auroux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Auroux stand out

The 2 things Auroux does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
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Croix · Inscrit · Photo: GillesRsl · CC BY-SA 3.0
Auroux’s story

Auroux in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Auroux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Auroux.

Who lives here

Auroux has fewer young adults than Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8% are 15 to 24

In the comparison, Auroux comes below both Lozère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 43% of the population.

61.8median age
AurouxLozère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma40%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Auroux
AurouxLozère medianFrance median
Under 154.9%13%17%
15–245.8%15%11%
25–4411%20%23%
45–6435%26%26%
65+43%29%22%
No diploma40%22%19%
CAP or BEP24%26%26%
Baccalauréat13%19%18%
Higher education18%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Auroux: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

For Auroux, that is above both Lozère’s towns (9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Auroux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Auroux run lower than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: a median €20,560 a year per consumption unit

Auroux sits below both Lozère’s towns (€23,770) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. 12.8% of the labour force are out of work. Auroux has 100 jobs for 100 working residents, 1.1 per worker.

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%
On foot15%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Auroux, 1.1 per working resident
12.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Auroux is €9.22/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€9.22/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Auroux€9.22/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lozère median€9.88/m²
€9.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.11 to €11.97/m² a month)
€6.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Auroux

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Landmarks

Auroux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Auroux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Auroux yet.

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Auroux’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Lozère →
LangogneLangogneAuroux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Auroux364—————
Langogne2,8366.3A−AC+C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Auroux

Commune in Lozère, Occitanie

Auroux is a commune of 364 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Allier Margeride. 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
364 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Haut Allier Margeride
Département
Lozère (48)
Région
Occitanie
Area
13.6 sq mi (35.2 km²)
INSEE code
48010

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.