Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Lozère, Occitanie has a population of 44.
At under 1,000 residents, Marchastel is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 69% of homes. 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Marchastel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Marchastel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Marie, in Nasbinals, 3.1 mi away.
30% 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 Marchastel.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, close to Lozère’s towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 13% of residents. At 55.7, the median resident of Marchastel sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Marchastel | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.7% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
21.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Lozère’s towns (19.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
A house rents for an estimated €7.21/m² a month. Sales in Marchastel from July 2023 to June 2026: 4 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit in and near Marchastel. Best known first.
Nothing in Marchastel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Marchastel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marchastel | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvejols | 4,764 | 11 | A | A− | B+ | B |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher | 3,955 | 13 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Marchastel is a commune of 44 people in the Communauté de communes des Hautes Terres de l'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.