French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance out for now. 48% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 34% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance stand out
The 2 things Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance does most differently from other towns.
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Lozère’s towns and across compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance is Château du Fort. This Lozère town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,760 a year per consumption unit
11%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 11.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Lozère’s towns (19.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance: 150, for 200 residents in work (0.9 each). The jobless rate is 9.5%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot10%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance, 0.9 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance costs less than in Lozère’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.22/m² a month
€9.22/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses were 92% of what sold. House rents are put at about €6.81/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance€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
Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance is a commune of 532 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
532 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Haut Allier Margeride
Département
Lozère (48)
Région
Occitanie
Area
16.1 sq mi (41.6 km²)
INSEE code
48038
Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance’s 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.
