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Le BornLozère

In Lozère, Occitanie, this town has 156 residents.

Is Le Born a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Le Born is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 46% of its housing.

What makes Le Born stand out

The one thing Le Born does most differently from other towns.

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Le Born’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Le Born’s story

2 historic monuments, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Born, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Croix en pierre
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The data

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History

Le Born keeps more of its old housing than Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Born, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
18th c.
oldest protected part
1926
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 Le Born are 15 to 24: 8.3%, fewer than in both Lozère’s towns and compared French towns

The under-15s are 19% of the population here. At 45, the median resident of Le Born sits in the middle of the age range. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town.

45median age
Le BornLozère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Le Born
Le BornLozère medianFrance median
Under 1519%13%17%
15–248.3%15%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+24%29%22%
No diploma19%22%19%
CAP or BEP29%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education27%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Le Born, 1.5%, runs below Lozère’s towns and compared French towns

4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Lozère’s towns (19.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,830 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Le Born, 0.2 per working resident
1.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Le Born is €9.53/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €6.81/m² a month. Sales in Le Born from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.

€9.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Born€9.53/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lozère median€9.88/m²
€9.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.42 to €12.25/m² a month)
€6.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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Everything we know about Le Born

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Born, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Famous people from Le Born

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Le Born’s neighbors

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

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MendeMarvejolsMendeMarvejolsLe Born
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Born156—————
Mende12,4644AB+BB+
Marvejols4,76413AA−B+B

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

About Le Born

Commune in Lozère, Occitanie

Le Born is a commune of 156 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Lozère. 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
156 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur de Lozère
Département
Lozère (48)
Région
Occitanie
Area
11.7 sq mi (30.3 km²)
INSEE code
48029

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.