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The town, home to 58 people, lies in Lozère, Occitanie.
There are no grades for Chaulhac: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up just over two fifths of its housing. Over-65s are 44% of the population.
The 2 things Chaulhac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chaulhac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Viaduc de Garabit (également sur commune de Ruynes-en-Margeride), in Val d'Arcomie, 5.4 mi away.
35% 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 Chaulhac.
Retirement age and beyond: 44% of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by 13% of adults, lower than both Lozère’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Chaulhac in two is 61.3.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Chaulhac | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.1% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 44% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 35.3% of working residents in Chaulhac didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Chaulhac.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chaulhac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Chaulhac.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaulhac | 58 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher | 3,955 | 8.2 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Flour Cantal | 6,391 | 12 | A+ | A | B | B+ |
| Langeac Haute-Loire | 3,499 | 17 | A+ | A | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Chaulhac is a commune of 58 people in the Communauté de communes des Terres d'Apcher-Margeride-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.