19% of residents are 65 or over, below both Lozère’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 are 11% of the population. Half the people of Prunières are older than 48.3.

48.3median age

PrunièresLozère medianFrance median

Lozère medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

11%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP35%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Prunières
	Prunières	Lozère median	France median
Under 15	18%	13%	17%
15–24	11%	15%	11%
25–44	17%	20%	23%
45–64	35%	26%	26%
65+	19%	29%	22%
No diploma	17%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	35%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	19%	18%
Higher education	29%	25%	30%

Full pagePrunières’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages48.3 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households110 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad0% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Prunières?”

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

History

Old homes shape Prunières: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Lozère’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Prunières is Ancien château d'Apcher. Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Ancien château d'Apcher 11th–14th c.
Église Saint-Caprais 12th c.

11th c.

oldest protected part

1920

first monument protected

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Age of homes17% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Prunières?”

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

Work & commute

Only 2.7% of commuters in Prunières go to work without a car, fewer than in Lozère’s towns and across compared French towns

6.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below Lozère’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. No commute at all: 4.4% of working residents in Prunières at the census. Median disposable income comes to €24,690 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

On foot3%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Prunières, 0.2 per working resident

6.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,690

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Median income€24,690 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Prunières than in Lozère’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.31/m² a month

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

8 houses and apartments changed hands in Prunières from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.31/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Prunières€8.31/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Lozère median€9.88/m²

€8.31/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.56 to €10.52/m² a month)

€7.79/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pagePrunières’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.31/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Apcher and 3 more in and around Prunières

Heritage in and near Prunières. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Apcherin town Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Ursulines du Malzieu-Ville3.7 km north, in Le Malzieu-Ville FortFortRemparts du Malzieu-Ville3.7 km north, in Le Malzieu-Ville FortFortPorte Haute3.7 km north, in Le Malzieu-Ville

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Prunières

12pages on Prunières

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 19.1 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing8 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.3 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Prunières has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Ancien château d'ApcherChâteau · 11th–14th c.

Église Saint-CapraisChurch · 12th c.

Photo credits

Ancien château d'Apcher: Photo: Szeder László ( User:Amba ) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Caprais: Photo: Yskander · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Prunières

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Prunières yet.

How we find them →

Prunières’ 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'ApcherPrunières

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Prunières	226	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Chély-d'Apcher	3,955	3.3	A⁺	B⁺	B⁺	A⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Prunières

Commune in Lozère, Occitanie

Prunières is a commune of 226 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: 226 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Terres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac
Département: Lozère (48)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 5.1 sq mi (13.2 km²)
INSEE code: 48121

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.