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With 65 residents, it is a town in Lozère, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Cheylard-l'Évêque has none. Three fifths of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 45% of the population.
The 2 things Cheylard-l'Évêque does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cheylard-l'Évêque as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais, in Langogne, 6 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Cheylard-l'Évêque is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cheylard-l'Évêque.
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents. Children under 15 make up 4.5%, lower than both Lozère’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Cheylard-l'Évêque has a median age of 63.7 years.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Cheylard-l'Évêque | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 4.5% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 45% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stands at 12.0%.
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 3 homes in Cheylard-l'Évêque.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Cheylard-l'Évêque.
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Cheylard-l'Évêque is a commune of 65 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheylard-l'Évêque | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Langogne | 2,836 | 5.9 | A− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Mende | 12,464 | 18 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.