Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 130 residents in Lozère, Occitanie.
There are no grades for La Malène: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Nearly two thirds of its homes are second homes.
The one thing La Malène does most differently from other towns.
La Malène has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.
41% 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 La Malène.
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 10% of residents. 28% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Lozère’s towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). Residents of La Malène have a median age of 52.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Malène | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in La Malène is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €22,170 a year per consumption unit, below Lozère’s towns (€23,770) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 50 jobs are based in La Malène, for 50 working residents (1 per worker). At the census, 4.8% of working residents in La Malène didn’t travel to work at all.
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 10 homes in La Malène.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near La Malène. Best known first.
La Malène has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Malène 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Malène | 130 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron Aveyron | 4,026 | 14 | A+ | A | A− | B |
| Mende | 12,464 | 17 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
| Marvejols | 4,764 | 17 | A | A− | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
La Malène is a commune of 130 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
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.