Chanac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C+): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Chanac with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chanac.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Chanac costs less than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.81/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €1,295/m², lower than both Lozère’s towns (€1,435/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 44 homes were sold in Chanac. Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€1,295/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chanac€1,295/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lozère median€1,435/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,324/m²
43
€8.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.96 to €11.17/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,820
median annual income per consumption unit, Aubrac Lot Causses Tarn
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Chanac sees fewer deaths than Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: 78 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
155 deaths in Chanac between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 157: 1% below. The nearest emergency department to Chanac is Hopital Lozere site Vallee du Lot Mende, 8.3 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Chanac have one GP on hand. Life expectancy at birth in Lozère is 84.2 years for women and 81.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Chanac · 1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Lozere site Vallee du Lot Mende
8.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Lozere site Vallee du Lot Mende
84.2 · 81.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Lozère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Only 7.5% of commuters in Chanac go to work without a car, fewer than in Lozère’s towns and compared French towns
Per resident in work, Chanac counts 0.7 jobs (450 jobs, 650 workers). Of those in the labour force, 6.2% are unemployed. Half of residents lived on more than €26,130 a year per consumption unit, higher than Lozère’s towns (€23,770) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot6%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
450
jobs based in Chanac, 0.7 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 39% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Chanac keeps more of its old housing than Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Chanac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
More people in Chanac hold a degree than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: 36%
People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, lower than Lozère’s towns (29%) and near compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 10% of residents. Children are 16% of the town.
46.9median age
ChanacLozère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Château de Chanac: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Szeder László · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Ressouches: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ensemble fortifié du Villard: Photo: Jekay-la-chevre · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Chanac
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chanac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chanac
Is Chanac safe?
Chanac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 2.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Chanac expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chanac grades A for cost of living.
About Chanac
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Chanac is a commune of 1,404 people in the Aubrac Lot Causses Tarn. 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
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.
