Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest subject is walkability — just over a fifth of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is weaker too: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Second homes make up 42% of its housing.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Monts-de-Randon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Monts-de-Randon with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
château et domaine de la Grange: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monts-de-Randon.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Monts-de-Randon costs less than in both Lozère’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.22/m² a month
€1,431/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,431/m², about level with Lozère’s towns (€1,435/m²) and below compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses made up 93% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. 30 houses and apartments changed hands in Monts-de-Randon from July 2023 to June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Monts-de-Randon€1,431/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lozère median€1,435/m²
€9.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.11 to €11.97/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,640
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Randon - Margeride
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Unemployment in Monts-de-Randon, 4.0%, runs below Lozère’s towns and compared French towns
10%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 9.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Lozère’s towns (19.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Monts-de-Randon has 300 jobs for 550 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €24,380 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot9%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
300
jobs based in Monts-de-Randon, 0.5 per working resident
4.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 34% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Monts-de-Randon sees 91 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Lozère’s towns and compared French towns
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Monts-de-Randon has one family doctor. The nearest emergency department to Monts-de-Randon is Hopital Lozere site Vallee du Lot Mende, 7.9 mi away. 184 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 151: 22% above. In Lozère, women can expect to live 84.2 years and men 81.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw122
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Monts-de-Randon · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Lozere site Vallee du Lot Mende
7.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Lozere site Vallee du Lot Mende
84.2 · 81.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Lozère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Monts-de-Randon: 23% were built before 1919, more than in both Lozère’s towns and compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Monts-de-Randon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Monts-de-Randon are 15 to 24: 9.2%, fewer than in both Lozère’s towns and compared French towns
45.7median age
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, below Lozère’s towns (29%) and close to compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 17%. Monts-de-Randon has a median age of 45.7.
Monts-de-RandonLozère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
Monts-de-Randon is a commune of 1,209 people in the Communauté de communes Randon - Margeride. 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
1,209 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Randon - Margeride
Département
Lozère (48)
Région
Occitanie
Area
57.2 sq mi (148.1 km²)
INSEE code
48127
Monts-de-Randon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Monts-de-Randon
Is Monts-de-Randon safe?
Monts-de-Randon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Monts-de-Randon expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Monts-de-Randon grades A for cost of living.
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.
