Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 85 in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Gourdon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Gourdon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gourdon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Boulogne (ruines), in Saint-Michel-de-Boulogne, 3 mi away.
62% 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 Gourdon.
Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents. Degrees are held by 44% of adults, higher than both Ardèche’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Half of Gourdon is older than 48.7, half younger.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Gourdon | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Ardèche’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
8 houses and apartments changed hands in Gourdon from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Gourdon. Best known first.
Nothing in Gourdon 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 Gourdon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gourdon | 85 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vals-les-Bains | 3,474 | 6.4 | A− | B | B+ | B+ |
| Privas | 8,538 | 7.1 | B− | A− | C | C |
| Aubenas | 12,416 | 8.5 | B+ | B | D | A− |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon | 2,920 | 10 | A | C+ | A | B |
| Chomérac | 3,183 | 11 | — | B | — | B |
| Le Cheylard | 2,803 | 12 | — | A | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Gourdon is a commune of 85 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Privas Centre Ardèche. 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 October 30, 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.