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A town in Lozère, Occitanie, home to 684 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Le Collet-de-Dèze is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for two in five homes. 39% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Le Collet-de-Dèze does most differently from other towns.
Le Collet-de-Dèze has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The list names few of Le Collet-de-Dèze’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Portion de voie romaine: Photo: Nortmannus · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Collet-de-Dèze.
Children under 15 count for 12% of the people here. Le Collet-de-Dèze has a median age of 57.9. Degrees are held by 27% of adults, above Lozère’s towns (25%) but below compared French towns (30%).
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Le Collet-de-Dèze | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 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.
Le Collet-de-Dèze has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €23,290 a year per consumption unit, near Lozère’s towns (€23,770) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Le Collet-de-Dèze: 250, for 250 residents in work (1.1 each). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 13.3% of commuters travelled at the census.
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.
Houses made up 84% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 19 homes in Le Collet-de-Dèze.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Collet-de-Dèze yet.
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Le Collet-de-Dèze is a commune of 684 people in the Communauté de communes des Cévennes au Mont 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Collet-de-Dèze | 684 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Grand-Combe Gard | 4,783 | 5.7 | C | A | C− | C− |
| Bessèges Gard | 2,606 | 9.2 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
| Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues Gard | 4,840 | 10 | C | C+ | B | C |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard Gard | 2,586 | 10 | B | B+ | B+ | C |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers Gard | 3,533 | 10 | — | C | — | C |
| Alès Gard | 46,125 | 12 | C | B− | C− | B− |
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.