Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 62 residents, it is a town in Lozère, Occitanie.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Bassurels falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up two fifths of its housing. 40% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Bassurels does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bassurels as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église Saint-Flour, in Le Pompidou, 2.1 mi away.
60% 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 Bassurels.
People aged 15 to 24 are 4.5% of the population. Ages in Bassurels split evenly at 61.5: half are older, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Bassurels | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 3% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.5% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
A tenth of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 15.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than Lozère’s towns (19.9%) yet higher than compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
The market in Bassurels: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Bassurels. Best known first.
Nothing in Bassurels 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 Bassurels 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassurels | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Vigan Gard | 3,863 | 13 | C | B | C− | D− |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard Gard | 2,586 | 14 | B | B+ | B+ | C |
| Ganges Hérault | 3,724 | 17 | C− | B− | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Bassurels is a commune of 62 people in the Communauté de communes des Cévennes au Mont Lozère. 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 November 4, 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.