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GrèzesLozère

A town of 195 in Lozère, Occitanie.

Is Grèzes a good place to live?

Grèzes isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 31% of its housing.

What makes Grèzes stand out

The one thing Grèzes does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église paroissiale Saint-Frézal
Église paroissiale Saint-Frézal · Inscrit · Photo: Sanguinez · CC BY-SA 3.0
Grèzes’ story

Grèzes in pictures

Grèzes has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2001First protected: Église paroissiale Saint-Frézal
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grèzes.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Grèzes, above Lozère’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by just over two in five adults, higher than both Lozère’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older.

44.8median age
GrèzesLozère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education42%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Grèzes
GrèzesLozère medianFrance median
Under 1521%13%17%
15–248.2%15%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+18%29%22%
No diploma11%22%19%
CAP or BEP18%26%26%
Baccalauréat24%19%18%
Higher education42%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Grèzes: 32% 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.

Grèzes has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
2001
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Grèzes than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: 5.2%

Unemployment stood at 5.9%, below both Lozère’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 100 residents in work, Grèzes has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. Median disposable income comes to €24,950 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Grèzes, 0.3 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Grèzes costs less than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.81/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Grèzes.

€8.81/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Grèzes€8.81/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lozère median€9.88/m²
€8.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.96 to €11.17/m² a month)
€7.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Grèzes

12pages on Grèzes

Landmarks

Grèzes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église paroissiale Saint-Frézal: Photo: Sanguinez · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Grèzes

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Grèzes as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Grèzes’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Lozère →
MarvejolsMendeMarvejolsMendeGrèzes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Grèzes195—————
Marvejols4,7643.8AA−B+B
Mende12,4647.6AB+BB+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Grèzes

Commune in Lozère, Occitanie

Grèzes is a commune of 195 people in the Communauté de communes du Gévaudan. 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

Population
195 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Gévaudan
Département
Lozère (48)
Région
Occitanie
Area
6.2 sq mi (16.1 km²)
INSEE code
48072

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 October 30, 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.