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Massegros Causses GorgesLozère

A town in Lozère, Occitanie, home to 935 people.

Is Massegros Causses Gorges a good place to live?

Massegros Causses Gorges has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 40% of its housing. The median home sells for €1,534/m².

What makes Massegros Causses Gorges stand out

The 2 things Massegros Causses Gorges does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Préjet-des-Vignes
Église Saint-Préjet-des-Vignes · Inscrit · Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0
Massegros Causses Gorges’ story

Massegros Causses Gorges in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Massegros Causses Gorges, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1996First protected: Ferme du Massegros
  • 2021Most recently protected: Église Saint-Préjet-des-Vignes
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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Massegros Causses Gorges, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Préjet-des-Vignes: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Massegros Causses Gorges.

Who lives here

Few people in Massegros Causses Gorges are 15 to 24: 8.2%, fewer than in Lozère’s towns and compared French towns

49.9median age

28% of residents are 65 or over, close to Lozère’s towns (29%) and above compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. Massegros Causses Gorges has a median age of 49.9 years.

Massegros Causses GorgesLozère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Massegros Causses Gorges
Massegros Causses GorgesLozère medianFrance median
Under 1514%13%17%
15–248.2%15%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+28%29%22%
No diploma22%22%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education24%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Massegros Causses Gorges: 24% were built before 1919, more than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns

2historic monuments

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Massegros Causses Gorges, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1996
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Massegros Causses Gorges has lower unemployment than Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9%

12%walk, cycle or take transit

Massegros Causses Gorges holds 600 jobs; 450 of its residents are in work, so 1.4 jobs each. The census found just over one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Households’ median disposable income: €25,230 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving77%
On foot11%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
600
jobs based in Massegros Causses Gorges, 1.4 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Massegros Causses Gorges costs less than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.05/m² a month

€1,534/m²median sale price

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

Houses accounted for 94% of sales, apartments for the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 36 homes in Massegros Causses Gorges.

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Massegros Causses Gorges€1,534/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lozère median€1,435/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,534/m²34
€8.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.28 to €10.33/m² a month)
€7.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

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About Massegros Causses Gorges

Commune in Lozère, Occitanie

Massegros Causses Gorges is a commune of 935 people in the Aubrac Lot Causses Tarn. 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
935 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Aubrac Lot Causses Tarn
Département
Lozère (48)
Région
Occitanie
Area
61.6 sq mi (159.5 km²)
INSEE code
48094

Massegros Causses Gorges’ 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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Sévérac d'AveyronMillauMarvejolsSévérac d'AveyronMillauMarvejolsMassegros Causses Gorges
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Massegros Causses Gorges935—————
Sévérac d'Aveyron Aveyron4,0266.8A+AA−B
Millau Aveyron22,04415A−BB−B+
Marvejols4,76418AA−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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.