Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 508 people live in this town, in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Gravières isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Just over two fifths of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 39% of the population.
The 2 things Gravières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Gravières: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gravières.
Aged 15 to 24: 5.2% of residents. 11% are under 15, below Ardèche’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Residents of Gravières have a median age of 58.1.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardèche 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Gravières | Ardèche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.2% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardèche median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Gravières is Église Saint-Victor. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €23,840 a year per consumption unit, above Ardèche’s towns (€22,735) but below compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Gravières number 150, against 150 residents in work (0.8 per worker). Bus, tram or train carried 5.0% of working residents in Gravières to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léonce VieljeuxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 78 | 88%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 17 homes were sold in Gravières.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, other places to visit and gardens in and near Gravières. Best known first.
Gravières has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Victor: Photo: Patrice78500 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gravières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravières | 508 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Les Vans | 2,662 | 2.3 | C | C | C | B |
| Bessèges Gard | 2,606 | 8.6 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
| Saint-Ambroix Gard | 3,445 | 12 | D− | B | C− | D |
| La Grand-Combe Gard | 4,783 | 14 | C | A | C− | C− |
| Rousson Gard | 4,456 | 16 | D | C− | A+ | C+ |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers Gard | 3,533 | 17 | — | C | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Gravières is a commune of 508 people in the Communauté de communes Pays des Vans en Cévennes. 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.