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IspagnacLozère

A town of 895 in Lozère, Occitanie.

Is Ispagnac a good place to live?

Ispagnac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Ispagnac stand out

The 3 things Ispagnac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul
Église Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul · Classé · Photo: W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ispagnac’s story

Ispagnac in pictures

Ispagnac has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.

A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1920First protected: Église Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul
  • 2007The protected historic area is created
  • 2023Most recently protected: Maison, 19 rue Basse à Molines
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ispagnac.

Who lives here

Few people in Ispagnac are 15 to 24: 5.8%, fewer than in both Lozère’s towns and compared French towns

One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, close to Lozère’s towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Ispagnac: 50, the median.

50median age
IspagnacLozère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 86 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.

Ages and diplomas in Ispagnac
IspagnacLozère medianFrance median
Under 1516%13%17%
15–245.8%15%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+29%29%22%
No diploma18%22%19%
CAP or BEP24%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education30%25%30%

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

History

3 historic monuments, 1 classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Ispagnac is Église Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul. This Lozère town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. 15% of homes were built before 1919.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1920
first monument protected
2007
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
15%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Ispagnac, 15.3%, runs above Lozère’s towns and compared French towns

Per resident in work, Ispagnac counts 0.7 jobs (250 jobs, 350 workers). At the census, 14.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than Lozère’s towns (19.9%) yet higher than compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €24,620 a year per consumption unit.

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot12%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
250
jobs based in Ispagnac, 0.7 per working resident
15.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Ispagnac’s median home price is €1,471/m²

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

The estimated advertised rent is €9.53/m² a month, close to Lozère’s towns (€9.88/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Ispagnac recorded 34 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.21/m² a month.

€1,471/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Ispagnac€1,471/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lozère median€1,435/m²
€9.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.42 to €12.25/m² a month)
€7.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ispagnac

13pages on Ispagnac

Landmarks

Ispagnac has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Monastère des Ursulines: Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Ispagnac

One notable person was born in Ispagnac.

Their page →

Ispagnac’s 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 →
MendeMarvejolsMendeMarvejolsIspagnac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ispagnac895—————
Mende12,46410AB+BB+
Marvejols4,76417AA−B+B

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

About Ispagnac

Commune in Lozère, Occitanie

Ispagnac is a commune of 895 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

Population
895 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Gorges Causses Cévennes
Département
Lozère (48)
Région
Occitanie
Area
21 sq mi (54.4 km²)
INSEE code
48075

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.