Is Saint-Germain-de-Calberte a good place to live?
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Germain-de-Calberte is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 49% of homes. It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Germain-de-Calberte stand out
The 2 things Saint-Germain-de-Calberte does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Germain: Photo: Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Germain-de-Calberte.
Who lives here
Saint-Germain-de-Calberte has fewer young adults than Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4% are 15 to 24
56.9median age
Among adults, 38% have a degree. 33% of residents are 65 or over, above Lozère’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Children are 13% of the town.
Saint-Germain-de-CalberteLozère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Germain-de-Calberte: 40% were built before 1919, more than in both Lozère’s towns and compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 14th century. Saint-Germain-de-Calberte has 2 historic monuments 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
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Saint-Germain-de-Calberte than in Lozère’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €19,620 a year per consumption unit
13%walk, cycle or take transit
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 12.7% of commuters travelled at the census. Saint-Germain-de-Calberte has 150 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.8 per worker. Unemployment stood at 9.4%, between Lozère’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot8%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Germain-de-Calberte, 0.8 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Germain-de-Calberte than in Lozère’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.70/m² a month
€8.70/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.95/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 22 homes in Saint-Germain-de-Calberte. Houses made up 91% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saint-Germain-de-Calberte€8.70/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lozère median€9.88/m²
€8.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.16 to €10.59/m² a month)
€6.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Saint-Germain-de-Calberte is a commune of 456 people in the Communauté de communes des Cévennes au 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
Population
456 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Cévennes au Mont Lozère
Département
Lozère (48)
Région
Occitanie
Area
14.9 sq mi (38.6 km²)
INSEE code
48155
Saint-Germain-de-Calberte’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
