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Paulhac-en-MargerideLozère

87 residents make their home in this town in Lozère, Occitanie.

Is Paulhac-en-Margeride a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Paulhac-en-Margeride falls below the line for grades. A third of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 39% of the population.

What makes Paulhac-en-Margeride stand out

The 2 things Paulhac-en-Margeride does most differently from other towns.

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Paulhac-en-Margeride’s story

No historic monuments in Paulhac-en-Margeride

The Culture ministry lists no building in Paulhac-en-Margeride as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ancien château fort de la Clauze, in Grèzes, 6.5 mi away.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Nothing in Paulhac-en-Margeride is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paulhac-en-Margeride.

Who lives here

Children make up only 4.6% of Paulhac-en-Margeride, fewer than in both Lozère’s towns and compared French towns

62.8median age

People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Lozère’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (11%). 14% of adults hold a degree. The age that splits Paulhac-en-Margeride in two is 62.8.

Paulhac-en-MargerideLozère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat29%
Higher education14%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Paulhac-en-Margeride
Paulhac-en-MargerideLozère medianFrance median
Under 154.6%13%17%
15–249.2%15%11%
25–446.9%20%23%
45–6440%26%26%
65+39%29%22%
No diploma16%22%19%
CAP or BEP28%26%26%
Baccalauréat29%19%18%
Higher education14%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Paulhac-en-Margeride are out of work than in Lozère’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.3%

27%walk, cycle or take transit

26.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving67%
On foot23%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Paulhac-en-Margeride, 0.6 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
7%
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 Paulhac-en-Margeride costs less than in both Lozère’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.24/m² a month

€8.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Sales in Paulhac-en-Margeride from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Paulhac-en-Margeride€8.24/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lozère median€9.88/m²
€8.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.32 to €10.75/m² a month)
€7.61/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Paulhac-en-Margeride

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About Paulhac-en-Margeride

Commune in Lozère, Occitanie

Paulhac-en-Margeride is a commune of 87 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

Population
87 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Terres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac
Département
Lozère (48)
Région
Occitanie
Area
6.1 sq mi (15.9 km²)
INSEE code
48110

Paulhac-en-Margeride’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Lozère →
Saint-Chély-d'ApcherLangeacSaint-FlourSaint-Chély-d'ApcherLangeacSaint-FlourPaulhac-en-Margeride
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Paulhac-en-Margeride87—————
Saint-Chély-d'Apcher3,95511A+B+B+A−
Langeac Haute-Loire3,49912A+AA−B
Saint-Flour Cantal6,39116A+ABB+

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 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.