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The town, home to 112 people, lies in Lozère, Occitanie.
There are no grades for Mas-Saint-Chély: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 57% of its homes are second homes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Mas-Saint-Chély does most differently from other towns.
Mas-Saint-Chély has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Mas-Saint-Chély has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Dolmen du Buisson: Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mas-Saint-Chély.
43% of adults hold a degree, above both Lozère’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). One measure of family life: 11% of residents are under 15. Typical age in Mas-Saint-Chély: 54.8, the median.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Mas-Saint-Chély | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 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.
Among the classé monuments in Mas-Saint-Chély is Dolmen du Buisson.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
12.1% 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%). Per resident in work, Mas-Saint-Chély counts 0.6 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers). Households’ median disposable income: €22,650 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.
6 houses and apartments changed hands in Mas-Saint-Chély from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mas-Saint-Chély yet.
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Mas-Saint-Chély is a commune of 112 people in the Communauté de communes Gorges Causses Cévennes. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mas-Saint-Chély | 112 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mende | 12,464 | 16 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
| Sévérac d'Aveyron Aveyron | 4,026 | 17 | A+ | A | A− | B |
| Marvejols | 4,764 | 18 | A | A− | B+ | 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.