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It is a town of 226 residents in Lozère, Occitanie.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Michel-de-Dèze falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly half of homes. Over-65s are 32% of the population.
The 2 things Saint-Michel-de-Dèze does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Michel-de-Dèze as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église de Notre-Dame-de-Val-Francesque, in Moissac-Vallée-Française, 8.4 mi away.
34% 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-Michel-de-Dèze.
People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town, above Lozère’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Children under 15 count for 11% of the people here. Saint-Michel-de-Dèze has a median age of 54.8.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lozère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Michel-de-Dèze | Lozère median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 15% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lozère median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Saint-Michel-de-Dèze counts 0.5 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). 7.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Lozère’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: at the census, just over one in ten commuters got to work without a car.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 7 homes were sold in Saint-Michel-de-Dèze.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Michel-de-Dèze is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Michel-de-Dèze 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-Michel-de-Dèze | 226 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Grand-Combe Gard | 4,783 | 7.1 | C | A | C− | C− |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard Gard | 2,586 | 10 | B | B+ | B+ | C |
| Bessèges Gard | 2,606 | 11 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
| Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues Gard | 4,840 | 11 | C | C+ | B | C |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers Gard | 3,533 | 12 | — | C | — | C |
| Alès Gard | 46,125 | 13 | C | B− | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Lozère, Occitanie
Saint-Michel-de-Dèze is a commune of 226 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.