Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Lozère, Occitanie has a population of 75.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Chauchailles out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 31% of homes. It skews older: 35% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Chauchailles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chauchailles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de chemin, in Saint-Juéry, 2.3 mi away.
33% 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 Chauchailles.
People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, higher than both Lozère’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up nearly one in ten adults. Line up the people of Chauchailles by age and the one in the middle is 53.2.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Chauchailles | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 37% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 30% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 8.8% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Lozère’s towns (19.9%) and 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.
House rents are put at about €7.79/m² a month. Sales in Chauchailles from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chauchailles 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 Chauchailles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauchailles | 75 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher | 3,955 | 10 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Flour Cantal | 6,391 | 17 | A+ | A | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Chauchailles is a commune of 75 people in the Communauté de communes des Hautes Terres de l'Aubrac. 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.