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484 people call this town in Lozère, Occitanie home.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Le Malzieu-Forain has none. Second homes make up 38% of its housing.
The one thing Le Malzieu-Forain does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Malzieu-Forain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Caprais, in Prunières, 2.3 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Malzieu-Forain.
Over-65s are 26% of the population. Children under 15 make up 14%, above Lozère’s towns (13%) but below compared French towns (17%). Typical age in Le Malzieu-Forain: 49.6, the median.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Le Malzieu-Forain | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Le Malzieu-Forain has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 7.7% 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%). Households’ median disposable income: €26,580 a year per consumption unit.
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.
9 houses and apartments changed hands in Le Malzieu-Forain from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Le Malzieu-Forain. Best known first.
Nothing in Le Malzieu-Forain is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Le Malzieu-Forain as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 Malzieu-Forain | 484 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher | 3,955 | 5.7 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Langeac Haute-Loire | 3,499 | 18 | A+ | A | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Le Malzieu-Forain is a commune of 484 people in the Communauté de communes des Terres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac. 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 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.