Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 61 residents, it is a town in Lozère, Occitanie.
Grandvals is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 54% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 48% of residents.
The 2 things Grandvals does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Grandvals as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Michel, in Saint-Urcize, 3.1 mi away.
17% 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 Grandvals.
Over-65s are 48% of the population. 3.1% are under 15, below Lozère’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Half the people of Grandvals are older than 63.5.
44% women, 56% men
About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Grandvals | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 3.1% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 48% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
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.
1 houses and apartments changed hands in Grandvals from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Grandvals 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 Grandvals 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandvals | 61 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher | 3,955 | 12 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Marvejols | 4,764 | 17 | A | A− | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Grandvals is a commune of 61 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.