Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
938 people call this town in Lozère, Occitanie home.
Chastel-Nouvel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 14% of its housing.
The one thing Chastel-Nouvel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chastel-Nouvel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont Notre-Dame, in Mende, 2.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chastel-Nouvel.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.2%. 18% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Lozère’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 39% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Chastel-Nouvel | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.7% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. 150 jobs are based in Chastel-Nouvel, for 450 working residents (0.3 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €28,140 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Lozère’s towns (€23,770) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Chastel-Nouvel, 96.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with Lozère’s towns (96.4%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Henri BourrillonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 149 | 91%−2 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Émile PeytavinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 106 | 96%−1 pt |
| Lycée privé polyvalent Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 43 | 100%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Chastel-Nouvel: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €6.81/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Chastel-Nouvel. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du Gévaudan4.4 km south, in MendeMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère du Carmel de Mende4 km south, in MendePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Chastel-Nouvel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chastel-Nouvel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chastel-Nouvel | 938 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mende | 12,464 | 2.4 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
| Marvejols | 4,764 | 10 | A | A− | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Chastel-Nouvel is a commune of 938 people in the Communauté de communes Randon - 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
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.