Saint-Chély-d'Apcher’s strongest is schools (A+) — bac results 1.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 8 points above the expected rate. The town’s overall grade is A+, better than almost every compared French town. At €1,537/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Terres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac. Add health to its strengths (A−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Chély-d'Apcher 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Chély-d'Apcher.
Schools
Exam results around Saint-Chély-d'Apcher beat 96% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 94% passed the bac pro, of 98 candidates. 95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Chély-d'Apcher, above Lozère’s towns (93.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. At the two general lycées, 100% of 73 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
100%passed the bac (general and technological)A+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Unemployment in Saint-Chély-d'Apcher, 7.1%, runs below Lozère’s towns and compared French towns
For its 1,600 residents in work, Saint-Chély-d'Apcher has 2,750 jobs: 1.7 each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,930 a year per consumption unit. 15.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot14%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,750
jobs based in Saint-Chély-d'Apcher, 1.7 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,930
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Chély-d'Apcher sees fewer deaths than Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: 79 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 544 deaths in Saint-Chély-d'Apcher from 2016 to 2025; there were 509, 6% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Chély-d'Apcher is Centre hospitalier de Saint Flour, 18.4 mi away. The town has 9 family doctors. Life expectancy at birth in Lozère is 84.2 years for women and 81.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Saint-Chély-d'Apcher · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
18.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saint Flour
18.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Saint Flour
84.2 · 81.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Lozère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The median home in Saint-Chély-d'Apcher sells for €1,537/m², against €1,435/m² in Lozère’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.89/m² a month, close to Lozère’s towns (€9.88/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.06/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 86% were houses.
€1,537/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Chély-d'Apcher€1,537/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lozère median€1,435/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,577/m²
68
€9.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.81 to €12.52/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,410
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Terres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Saint-Chély-d'Apcher sees less crime than 65% of compared French towns
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 11.6 violent offenses and 6.8 graded property crimes a year. 2025 saw 59 offenses recorded in Saint-Chély-d'Apcher. Of the graded crimes here, other physical violence came up most often (2025).
11.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence17
Criminal damage16
Family violence14
Sexual violence12
Fraud23
Theft without violence16
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
11.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
59
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 4.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Saint-Chély-d'Apcher: 17% are 15 to 24, above Lozère’s towns and compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for 27% of residents. 12% are under 15, lower than both Lozère’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 23% of adults.
47.6median age
Saint-Chély-d'ApcherLozère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
17%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Chély-d'Apcher has 2 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Lozère’s towns (9%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Chély-d'Apcher
Are schools in Saint-Chély-d'Apcher good?
They grade A+, better than 96% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Chély-d'Apcher expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Chély-d'Apcher grades B+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Chély-d'Apcher
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Saint-Chély-d'Apcher is a commune of 3,955 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
3,955 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Terres d'Apcher-Margeride-Aubrac
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.
