Largest city in the Lozère department: the 2026 ranking
The 152 towns of the Lozère department (48) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.
The largest city in the Lozère department is Mende, with 13,292 inhabitants (ranked 762nd in France by population). The largest town by area is Pont de Montvert - Sud Mont Lozère (167 km²). The most densely populated is Marvejols, with 399 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Saint-Laurent-de-Veyrès has only 32 inhabitants.
The Lozère department has 79,964 inhabitants over 5,167 km², a density of 15 inhabitants per km², 7.1 times lower than the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 1.3% of the population of Occitanie, the region it has belonged to since the 2016 reform (formerly Languedoc-Roussillon): see the ranking of the largest cities in Occitanie.
The 20 largest cities in the Lozère department by population
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mende | 13,292 | 37 | 364 | 762nd |
| 2 | Marvejols | 4,963 | 12 | 399 | 2,296th |
| 3 | Saint-Chély-d'Apcher | 4,475 | 28 | 158 | 2,563rd |
| 4 | Langogne | 3,032 | 31 | 97 | 3,800th |
| 5 | Peyre en Aubrac | 2,407 | 153 | 16 | 4,685th |
| 6 | La Canourgue | 2,168 | 104 | 21 | 5,187th |
| 7 | Bourgs sur Colagne | 2,163 | 53 | 41 | 5,197th |
| 8 | Florac Trois Rivières | 2,152 | 48 | 44 | 5,225th |
| 9 | Chanac | 1,446 | 71 | 20 | 7,411th |
| 10 | Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole | 1,424 | 51 | 28 | 7,502nd |
| 11 | Montrodat | 1,249 | 21 | 60 | 8,433rd |
| 12 | Monts-de-Randon | 1,233 | 147 | 8 | 8,509th |
| 13 | Mont Lozère et Goulet | 1,125 | 166 | 7 | 9,253rd |
| 14 | Banassac-Canilhac | 1,100 | 25 | 45 | 9,442nd |
| 15 | Chastel-Nouvel | 975 | 32 | 31 | 10,382nd |
| 16 | Badaroux | 970 | 21 | 47 | 10,423rd |
| 17 | Massegros Causses Gorges | 963 | 159 | 6 | 10,472nd |
| 18 | Ispagnac | 922 | 54 | 17 | 10,820th |
| 19 | Gorges du Tarn Causses | 914 | 144 | 6 | 10,891st |
| 20 | Meyrueis | 884 | 105 | 8 | 11,177th |
Largest towns by area in the Lozère department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pont de Montvert - Sud Mont Lozère | 564 | 167 | 3 | 66th |
| 2 | Mont Lozère et Goulet | 1,125 | 166 | 7 | 67th |
| 3 | Massegros Causses Gorges | 963 | 159 | 6 | 78th |
| 4 | Peyre en Aubrac | 2,407 | 153 | 16 | 87th |
| 5 | Monts-de-Randon | 1,233 | 147 | 8 | 97th |
| 6 | Gorges du Tarn Causses | 914 | 144 | 6 | 103rd |
| 7 | Meyrueis | 884 | 105 | 8 | 210th |
| 8 | La Canourgue | 2,168 | 104 | 21 | 212th |
| 9 | Hures-la-Parade | 248 | 89 | 3 | 312th |
| 10 | Chanac | 1,446 | 71 | 20 | 517th |
Most densely populated towns in the Lozère department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvejols | 4,963 | 12 | 399 | 2,270th |
| 2 | Mende | 13,292 | 37 | 364 | 2,474th |
| 3 | Saint-Chély-d'Apcher | 4,475 | 28 | 158 | 5,684th |
| 4 | Le Malzieu-Ville | 761 | 7.8 | 98 | 8,945th |
| 5 | Langogne | 3,032 | 31 | 97 | 9,044th |
| 6 | Villefort | 637 | 7.4 | 87 | 9,946th |
| 7 | Le Rozier | 131 | 2.0 | 65 | 12,684th |
| 8 | Montrodat | 1,249 | 21 | 60 | 13,356th |
| 9 | Cultures | 200 | 4.0 | 51 | 15,227th |
| 10 | Badaroux | 970 | 21 | 47 | 16,150th |
All towns in the Lozère department (152)
INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.
- Albaret-le-Comtal (133)
- Albaret-Sainte-Marie (577)
- Allenc (275)
- Altier (219)
- Antrenas (336)
- Arzenc-d'Apcher (52)
- Arzenc-de-Randon (194)
- Auroux (368)
- Badaroux (970)
- Balsièges (623)
- Banassac-Canilhac (1,100)
- Barjac (825)
- Barre-des-Cévennes (207)
- Bassurels (62)
- Bédouès-Cocurès (471)
- Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance (539)
- Blavignac (259)
- Bourgs sur Colagne (2,163)
- Brenoux (392)
- Brion (91)
- Cans et Cévennes (288)
- Cassagnas (128)
- Chadenet (127)
- Chanac (1,446)
- Chastanier (78)
- Chastel-Nouvel (975)
- Châteauneuf-de-Randon (523)
- Chauchailles (77)
- Chaudeyrac (298)
- Chaulhac (61)
- Cheylard-l'Évêque (66)
- Cubières (197)
- Cubiérettes (49)
- Cultures (200)
- Esclanèdes (437)
- Florac Trois Rivières (2,152)
- Fontans (225)
- Fournels (378)
- Fraissinet-de-Fourques (84)
- Gabriac (104)
- Gabrias (160)
- Gatuzières (52)
- Gorges du Tarn Causses (914)
- Grandrieu (758)
- Grandvals (61)
- Grèzes (205)
- Hures-la-Parade (248)
- Ispagnac (922)
- Julianges (51)
- La Bastide-Puylaurent (172)
- La Canourgue (2,168)
- La Fage-Montivernoux (134)
- La Fage-Saint-Julien (310)
- La Malène (137)
- La Panouse (94)
- La Tieule (96)
- Lachamp-Ribennes (388)
- Lajo (116)
- Langogne (3,032)
- Lanuéjols (382)
- Laubert (105)
- Laval-du-Tarn (108)
- Le Born (159)
- Le Buisson (227)
- Le Collet-de-Dèze (716)
- Le Malzieu-Forain (503)
- Le Malzieu-Ville (761)
- Le Pompidou (187)
- Le Rozier (131)
- Les Bessons (441)
- Les Bondons (146)
- Les Hermaux (110)
- Les Laubies (155)
- Les Monts-Verts (321)
- Les Salces (83)
- Les Salelles (172)
- Luc (212)
- Marchastel (46)
- Marvejols (4,963)
- Mas-Saint-Chély (115)
- Massegros Causses Gorges (963)
- Mende (13,292)
- Meyrueis (884)
- Moissac-Vallée-Française (222)
- Molezon (103)
- Mont Lozère et Goulet (1,125)
- Montbel (146)
- Montrodat (1,249)
- Monts-de-Randon (1,233)
- Nasbinals (597)
- Naussac-Fontanes (388)
- Noalhac (101)
- Palhers (205)
- Paulhac-en-Margeride (89)
- Pelouse (233)
- Peyre en Aubrac (2,407)
- Pied-de-Borne (210)
- Pierrefiche (161)
- Pont de Montvert - Sud Mont Lozère (564)
- Pourcharesses (134)
- Prévenchères (272)
- Prinsuéjols-Malbouzon (250)
- Prunières (237)
- Recoules-d'Aubrac (169)
- Recoules-de-Fumas (101)
- Rimeize (639)
- Rocles (257)
- Rousses (118)
- Saint Bonnet-Laval (259)
- Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole (1,424)
- Saint-André-Capcèze (208)
- Saint-André-de-Lancize (156)
- Saint-Bauzile (604)
- Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac (73)
- Saint-Chély-d'Apcher (4,475)
- Saint-Denis-en-Margeride (153)
- Saint-Étienne-du-Valdonnez (690)
- Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française (516)
- Saint-Flour-de-Mercoire (198)
- Saint-Frézal-d'Albuges (64)
- Saint-Gal (92)
- Saint-Germain-de-Calberte (467)
- Saint-Germain-du-Teil (880)
- Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit (106)
- Saint-Jean-la-Fouillouse (130)
- Saint-Juéry (53)
- Saint-Julien-des-Points (124)
- Saint-Laurent-de-Muret (197)
- Saint-Laurent-de-Veyrès (32)
- Saint-Léger-de-Peyre (186)
- Saint-Léger-du-Malzieu (221)
- Saint-Martin-de-Boubaux (201)
- Saint-Martin-de-Lansuscle (193)
- Saint-Michel-de-Dèze (232)
- Saint-Paul-le-Froid (134)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Nogaret (185)
- Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers (102)
- Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux (320)
- Saint-Privat-de-Vallongue (277)
- Saint-Privat-du-Fau (119)
- Saint-Saturnin (59)
- Saint-Sauveur-de-Ginestoux (60)
- Sainte-Croix-Vallée-Française (308)
- Sainte-Eulalie (39)
- Sainte-Hélène (99)
- Serverette (265)
- Termes (216)
- Trélans (89)
- Vebron (226)
- Ventalon en Cévennes (257)
- Vialas (479)
- Villefort (637)
Other departments in Occitanie
Ariège (09) Aude (11) Aveyron (12) Gard (30) Haute-Garonne (31) Gers (32) Hérault (34) Lot (46) Hautes-Pyrénées (65) Pyrénées-Orientales (66) Tarn (81) Tarn-et-Garonne (82) All departments
Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.