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The town has 104 residents and lies in Lozère, Occitanie.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit is too small for the grades other French towns get. 56% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1999.
50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit.
Children under 15 make up 11%, below both Lozère’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 36% of adults. Ages in Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit split evenly at 54: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 1% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 16th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 8.0%, close to Lozère’s towns (8.3%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 2.0% of working residents in Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit to work at the census.
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.
House rents are put at about €6.95/m² a month. Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit yet.
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-Hilaire-de-Lavit | 104 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Grand-Combe Gard | 4,783 | 8.8 | C | A | C− | C− |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard Gard | 2,586 | 11 | B | B+ | B+ | C |
| Bessèges Gard | 2,606 | 12 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
| Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues Gard | 4,840 | 13 | C | C+ | B | C |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers Gard | 3,533 | 13 | — | C | — | C |
| Alès Gard | 46,125 | 14 | C | B− | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit is a commune of 104 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
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.