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This town in Lozère, Occitanie has a population of 585.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Bauzile out for now. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Bauzile does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Bauzile as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Cathédrale Notre-Dame et Saint-Privat, in Mende, 2.7 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Bauzile is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Bauzile.
22% of residents have reached 65. The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, lower than Lozère’s towns (15%) and near compared French towns (11%). The median resident of Saint-Bauzile is 47.1 years old.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Bauzile | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Saint-Bauzile: 100, for 300 residents in work (0.3 each). The unemployment rate comes to 7.7%. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,930 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Bauzile, 98.9% passed the bac, above both Lozère’s towns (96.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.6 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Saint-Privat PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 89 | 98%+2 pts |
| Lycée ChaptalNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 139 | 98%+1 pt |
| Lycée privé polyvalent Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 43 | 100%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €6.81/m² a month. 3 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Bauzile from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Saint-Bauzile. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du Gévaudan4.5 km north, in MendeCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Privat de Mende4.4 km north, in MendeChâteauChâteauChâteau du Choizal4 km southwest, in BalsiègesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Bauzile yet.
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Saint-Bauzile is a commune of 585 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bauzile | 585 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mende | 12,464 | 3.1 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
| Marvejols | 4,764 | 11 | A | A− | 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) · 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.