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148 people call this town in Lozère, Occitanie home.
Saint-Denis-en-Margeride has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 49% of homes here are second homes. Nearly two in five residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Denis-en-Margeride does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Denis-en-Margeride as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Saint-Alban, in Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole, 4.2 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Denis-en-Margeride.
18% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up nearly two fifths of the town, above both Lozère’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%). At 61, the median resident of Saint-Denis-en-Margeride sits in the middle of the age range.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Denis-en-Margeride | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.6% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.8% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Lozère’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,860 a year. At the census, 6.7% of working residents in Saint-Denis-en-Margeride didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €7.79/m² a month. Saint-Denis-en-Margeride recorded 9 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Denis-en-Margeride is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Denis-en-Margeride.
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-Denis-en-Margeride | 148 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Chély-d'Apcher | 3,955 | 9.7 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Marvejols | 4,764 | 15 | A | A− | B+ | B |
| Mende | 12,464 | 15 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Saint-Denis-en-Margeride is a commune of 148 people in the Communauté de communes Randon - Margeride. 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 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.