Gorges du Tarn Causses has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 59% of its housing. 28% of residents are 65 or over. Homes sell for a median €1,944/m².
What makes Gorges du Tarn Causses stand out
The 3 things Gorges du Tarn Causses does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 12 historic monuments in Gorges du Tarn Causses: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2006.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gorges du Tarn Causses.
Who lives here
Few people in Gorges du Tarn Causses are 15 to 24: 6.1%, fewer than in Lozère’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. 14% are under 15, higher than Lozère’s towns (13%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 37% of adults.
51.8median age
Gorges du Tarn CaussesLozère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education37%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Gorges du Tarn Causses: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2006. The Culture ministry lists 12 historic monuments in Gorges du Tarn Causses: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Église paroissiale de l'Assomption de Saint-Chély-du-Tarn. The protected list starts in the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Gorges du Tarn Causses, 7.5%, runs below Lozère’s towns and compared French towns
For its 400 residents in work, Gorges du Tarn Causses has 250 jobs: 0.7 each. At the census, 13.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Lozère’s towns (19.9%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €24,790 a year per consumption unit.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
On foot10%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Gorges du Tarn Causses, 0.7 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Gorges du Tarn Causses costs less than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.22/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 93% of sales, apartments for the rest. A house rents for an estimated €7.21/m² a month. 57 houses and apartments changed hands in Gorges du Tarn Causses from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,944/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gorges du Tarn Causses€1,944/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lozère median€1,435/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,944/m²
53
€8.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.32 to €10.68/m² a month)
€7.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
The Culture ministry lists 12 historic monuments in Gorges du Tarn Causses: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 8 inscrit (the second level).
Église paroissiale de l'Assomption de Saint-Chély-du-Tarn: Photo: Sof · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne abbaye: Photo: Szeder László · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Ancalagon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Cénaret de Saint-Chély-du-Tarn: Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Gorges du Tarn Causses
4 notable people were born in Gorges du Tarn Causses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Gorges du Tarn Causses
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Gorges du Tarn Causses is a commune of 881 people in the Communauté de communes Gorges Causses Cévennes. 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.
