France’s most sparsely populated département not solely offers you an opportunity to get away from the crowds, it additionally gives one of the best property offers in southern France, in accordance with a brand new report.
The southern French département of Lozère, identified for its bucolic views, the Parc nationwide des Cèvennes, and loads of vast, open house, is dwelling to the most cost effective property in southern France, with costs hovering round €1,200 per sq. metre, as of August 2025.
As such, in lots of components of Lozère it’s nonetheless attainable to buy a single-family dwelling for round €100,000, in accordance with a report in Le Figaro’s property journal.
A map of France, highlighting the département of Lozère
Within the département, the city areas of Mende and Bourgs-sur-Colagne had the best median costs, with €1,640 and €1,627 per sq. metre, respectively.
In comparability, on the nationwide degree, as of September 2025, residences offered for a mean of €3,677 per sq. metre, whereas single-family homes offered for €2,377 per sq. metre.
Overall, costs in Lozère are 12 p.c decrease than they had been a yr in the past, however 24 p.c greater than 5 years in the past.
In some areas, just like the commune of Saint-Chély-d’Apcher, dwelling to only 4,000 inhabitants, costs have dropped considerably by 21 p.c over the previous yr, with the median value per sq. metre at €1,091.
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Becoming extra common?
Lozère does appear to be rising in reputation, at the least marginally, with 7.4 p.c year-on-year improve in gross sales (evaluating July 2024 and July 2025),
Gilles Bourgine, an actual property advisor who is aware of Lozère properly, instructed Le Figaro, “For the previous seven years, I’ve seen folks arriving in our space seeking to put money into Lozère to arrange their second dwelling there.
“Many are escaping the Mediterranean coast, the place the warmth is extra intense and oppressive,” he added.
In phrases of its constructive factors, Bourgine talked about “the presence of the A75 motorway (which runs from Béziers to Clermont-Ferrand, crossing via western Lozère) and the truth that our winter situations are milder.
“[These factors] work in our favour,” he stated, including that usually consumers in Lozère are retirees on the lookout for properties that don’t require in depth work and are prepared to maneuver in immediately.
Still, it may be a problem to seek out potential consumers.
“Lozère is a rural division with a low inhabitants. Some properties do not discover consumers, no matter their value.
“This is the case, for instance, with townhouses with out out of doors house which might be in want of renovation,” Bourgine added.
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What to learn about Lozère
Lozère is positioned within the coronary heart of sunny Occitanie, with a inhabitants of 76,000 inhabitants. According to INSEE information, from 2018, it was the least densely populated département in France, with simply 15 folks per sq. kilometre.
Despite being landlocked and sparsely populated, you may nonetheless get to the town of Nîmes in about an hour and 45 minutes by automobile. The Mediterranean Sea – and the town of Montpellier – are nearer to 2 hours’ driving distance.
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Lozère’s mountainous panorama and deep valleys, the Causse Méjean and the Cévennes, are thought of to be a UNESCO World Heritage web site.
If you take pleasure in climbing, you too can go to Mont Lozère, a peak of 1,699 metres, in addition to the Gorges du Tarn. These areas are additionally common for mountain biking and canoeing.
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As the département is thought for cattle farming, you may you’ll want to benefit from the many Tommes de Lozère (cow and sheep cheeses).
