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Lachamp-RibennesLozère

379 residents make their home in this town in Lozère, Occitanie.

Is Lachamp-Ribennes a good place to live?

There are no grades for Lachamp-Ribennes: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 30% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Lachamp-Ribennes stand out

The one thing Lachamp-Ribennes does most differently from other towns.

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Lachamp-Ribennes’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Lachamp-Ribennes’ story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lachamp-Ribennes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1998.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1998First protected: château et domaine de Combettes
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Landmarks

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

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lachamp-Ribennes.

History

Old homes shape Lachamp-Ribennes: 41% were built before 1919, more than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns

1historic monument

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lachamp-Ribennes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1998
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Lachamp-Ribennes are 15 to 24: 6.1%, fewer than in Lozère’s towns and compared French towns

46.1median age

The under-15s are 19% of the population here. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, between Lozère’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 35% of adults.

Lachamp-RibennesLozère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lachamp-Ribennes
Lachamp-RibennesLozère medianFrance median
Under 1519%13%17%
15–246.1%15%11%
25–4424%20%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+25%29%22%
No diploma15%22%19%
CAP or BEP22%26%26%
Baccalauréat25%19%18%
Higher education35%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Lachamp-Ribennes are out of work than in Lozère’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.4%

6%walk, cycle or take transit

6.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Lachamp-Ribennes has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €24,240 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Lachamp-Ribennes, 0.5 per working resident
3.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
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 Lachamp-Ribennes costs less than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.31/m² a month

€8.31/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

15 houses and apartments changed hands in Lachamp-Ribennes from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lachamp-Ribennes€8.31/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lozère median€9.88/m²
€8.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.56 to €10.52/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 Lachamp-Ribennes

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Famous people from Lachamp-Ribennes

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

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About Lachamp-Ribennes

Commune in Lozère, Occitanie

Lachamp-Ribennes is a commune of 379 people in the Communauté de communes Randon - Margeride. 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
379 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Randon - Margeride
Département
Lozère (48)
Région
Occitanie
Area
19.7 sq mi (51.1 km²)
INSEE code
48126

Lachamp-Ribennes’ 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 →
MarvejolsMendeSaint-Chély-d'ApcherMarvejolsMendeSaint-Chély-d'ApcherLachamp-Ribennes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lachamp-Ribennes379—————
Marvejols4,7646.4AA−B+B
Mende12,4649AB+BB+
Saint-Chély-d'Apcher3,95513A+B+B+A−

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

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.