Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, Langogne earns an A−, better than 84% of compared French towns. The trade-off is health (C+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for safety and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Langogne with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Langogne.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Langogne costs less than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.94/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €1,323/m², below Lozère’s towns (€1,435/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Houses in Langogne sell for €1,402/m² and apartments for €1,236/m². Among the homes sold, 69% were houses.
€1,323/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Langogne€1,323/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lozère median€1,435/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,402/m²
68
Apartments
€1,236/m²
30
€7.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.03 to €10.46/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Haut Allier Margeride
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
A walkable place: Langogne beats 88% of compared French towns on foot
Households’ median disposable income: €23,510 a year per consumption unit. 20.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, near Lozère’s towns (19.9%) and higher than compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Langogne counts 1.5 jobs (1,500 jobs, 1,000 workers).
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot19%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
1,500
jobs based in Langogne, 1.5 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,510
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 88% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Langogne, fewer than in Lozère’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 22% of adults, lower than both Lozère’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 32% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 14% of the town.
52median age
LangogneLozère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Langogne sees 93 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Lozère’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Langogne has 5 family doctors. The nearest emergency department to Langogne is Centre hospitalier du Puy En Velay, 22.6 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 510 residents of Langogne died, against 445 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% more. At birth, a girl in Lozère can expect 84.2 years and a boy 81.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Langogne · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
22.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier du Puy En Velay
22.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier du Puy En Velay
84.2 · 81.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Lozère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Langogne is Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais. The protected list starts in the 12th century. 11% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Lozère’s towns (9%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Per resident, Langogne sees more crime than 58% of compared French towns
The 2025 count: 64 offenses in Langogne. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 13.8 violent offenses and 9.3 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
13.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage21
Other physical violence17
Family violence15
Sexual violence11
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence17
Fraud13
Drug use7
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
13.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
64
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (4.9% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Filature des Calquières and 4 more in and around Langogne
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Langogne. Best known first.
Pierre Victor Galtier: Jbureau, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Félix Viallet: Ante.42, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jean-Baptiste Monnier: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Questions about Langogne
Are schools in Langogne good?
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 53 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé polyvalent Saint-Pierre - Saint-Paul in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Langogne expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Langogne grades A for cost of living.
About Langogne
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Langogne is a commune of 2,836 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Allier 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
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.
