Dept 48 Rank #59 / 96
Lozère
Occitanie · Nearest city: Mende → Montpellier (~1h30)
⚠ High variance
Gorges du Tarn, Aubrac plateau, Mont Lozère — wildest landscapes in France
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Lozère pairs abundant sunshine, Cévennes scenery, affordable property and low crime with extreme remoteness from the rail network. La Lozère associe un ensoleillement généreux, les paysages des Cévennes, un immobilier abordable et une faible délinquance à un isolement ferroviaire extrême.
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Climate
Sunshine
2,251h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: lost ~5 sun hours each year.
p84 of 96
Sunny days
190/yr
days >50% sunlit
p84 of 96
Rain days
107/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer rain days each year.
p20 of 96
Annual rainfall
817mm/yr
total volume
p76 of 96
Heavy rain
8/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p79 of 96
Torrential
1/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
p92 of 96
Hot days >30°
16/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p24 of 96
Winter mildness
2/10
-0.9 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
#4 harshest winter of 96
Wind
3.2m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p65 of 96
Muggy days
0/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p1 of 96
Avg max temperature · °C
5
J
7
F
11
M
14
A
18
M
21
J
24
J
24
A
19
S
15
O
9
N
6
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+2 days · +1 so far
Tropical nights ~+4 nights · 0 so far
Frost days ~-31 days · -19 so far
Dry-soil days ~+34 days
Landscape
Landscape score
8/10
p91 of 96
Max elevation
1,699m
p73 of 96
Forest cover
72.5%
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Characteristics
⛰ Mountains🏞 Dramatic landscape📸 Tourism hotspot
Gorges du Tarn, Aubrac plateau, Mont Lozère — wildest landscapes in France
Identity
Lozère is the birthplace of Jean-Antoine Chaptal (chimiste).
Notable figures born here
Jean-Antoine Chaptal — chimisteGuy de Chauliac — médecinOdilon Barrot — avocatOdette Bancilhon — astronomePierre Veyron — designerFoulques du Villaret — moine guerrierGuillaume du Villaret — moine guerrierDominique de La Rochefoucauld — archevêqueChristophe Laurent — coureurLouis d'Aurelle de Paladines
Terroir & appellations
Lozère lies within protected appellation areas, including Roquefort, Laguiole, Fin Gras du Mézenc.
RoquefortLaguioleFin Gras du MézencChâtaigne des CévennesPélardonBleu des CaussesBleu d'AuvergneTome fraîche de l'AubracMiel des CévennesAgneau de LozèreGénisse Fleur d'AubracPérail
Distinctions
Station classée de tourisme (21)
Risks
Safety score
10/10
Flood risk
High
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
p76 of 96
Fire risk
Low
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
p38 of 96
Seismic exposure
Very high
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
p80 of 96
Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Earthquake Very high 100% p80 of 96
Wildfire Very high 100% p94 of 96
Radon Very high 100% p93 of 96
Ground movement High 70.4% p48 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Moderate 55.9% p46 of 96
Flooding Moderate 52.6% p53 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Low 34.2% p34 of 96
Industrial hazard Low 23.7% #4 most exposed of 96
+1 more
Dam failure Very low 12.5% p54 of 96
Transport
Transport
2/10
6.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
No
TGV via connecting city
Highways
1
A75
Work locally
49.6%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Mende → Montpellier (~1h30)
✈ Airport
Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) · ~82 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
No direct TGV
🛣 Highways
A75
Services
Healthcare
4/10
APL 2.9
p18 of 96
Schools
9/10
Brevet 93%
p95 of 96
Fiber coverage
97%
p62 of 96
Intl schools
1school
International programmes available
p31 of 96
People
Population
77,540
#1 lowest of 96
Density
15/km²
Rural
-81% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
0%/yr
-0.2 pts vs median · p29
Median income
$24,600
standard of living · $/yr
p25 of 96
Poverty rate
15.5%
below 60% of median living standard
p63 of 96
Unemployment
8.0%
active population out of work
#4 lowest of 96
Tourism
1 bed per 7 residents
p94 of 96 · 11,043 beds
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
14%
15-24
11%
25-39
12%
40-54
14%
55-69
20%
70+
29%
Office professionals
9.6%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
#5 lowest of 96
Remote work
7.5%
télétravail · works without commuting
#2 highest of 96
Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
9.6%
At-home trades
Farmers
8.4%
Artisans & shopkeepers
8%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
26.5%
Clerical & service staff
27.8%
Manual workers
19.7%
Real estate
Median
$1,560/m²
$650 $2,910
House $1,610 Apt $1,510
-0.5%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
44.5%
typical commune rate · TFPB
p47 of 96
Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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