Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
130 people call this town in Lozère, Occitanie home.
Pourcharesses is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 73% of homes.
The one thing Pourcharesses does most differently from other towns.
Pourcharesses has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1964.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pourcharesses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. Pourcharesses has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
A quarter of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Lozère’s towns (13%). The age that splits Pourcharesses in two is 49.
45% women, 55% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Pourcharesses | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 30% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,310 a year per consumption unit. For its 50 residents in work, Pourcharesses has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. At the census, 4.8% of working residents in Pourcharesses went to work by public transport.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 7 homes were sold in Pourcharesses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Pourcharesses. Best known first.
Pourcharesses has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
château de Castanet: Photo: M Bertrand FISCHER · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pourcharesses 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pourcharesses | 130 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Les Vans Ardèche | 2,662 | 12 | C | C | C | B |
| Bessèges Gard | 2,606 | 15 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
| La Grand-Combe Gard | 4,783 | 18 | C | A | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Pourcharesses is a commune of 130 people in the Communauté de communes Mont Lozère. 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 October 30, 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.