There are no grades for Barre-des-Cévennes: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 53% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
What makes Barre-des-Cévennes stand out
The 2 things Barre-des-Cévennes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Barre-des-Cévennes: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1931.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2024.
57% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: Guibli · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barre-des-Cévennes.
Who lives here
Barre-des-Cévennes has fewer young adults than Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: 3.8% are 15 to 24
54.5median age
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, about level with Lozère’s towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). At 54.5, the median resident of Barre-des-Cévennes sits in the middle of the age range.
Barre-des-CévennesLozère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Barre-des-Cévennes keeps more of its old housing than Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: 57% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Barre-des-Cévennes is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2024.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Barre-des-Cévennes than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €20,760 a year per consumption unit
13%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 4.3%, lower than both Lozère’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Barre-des-Cévennes holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. The census found 13.3% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot12%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Barre-des-Cévennes, 0.6 per working resident
4.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Barre-des-Cévennes is a commune of 200 people in the Communauté de communes Gorges Causses Cévennes. 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
200 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Gorges Causses Cévennes
Département
Lozère (48)
Région
Occitanie
Area
13.3 sq mi (34.5 km²)
INSEE code
48019
Barre-des-Cévennes’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
