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A town of 815 in Gard, Occitanie.

Is Aujargues a good place to live?

Aujargues is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Château d'Aujargues
Château d'Aujargues · Inscrit · Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 4.0
Aujargues’ story

Aujargues in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Aujargues, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1984First protected: Église Saint-Martin
  • 2014Most recently protected: Château d'Aujargues
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Nearby attractions

Château d'Aujargues and 12 more in and around Aujargues

Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Aujargues. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aujargues.

Who lives here

Aujargues has fewer young adults than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 7.4% are 15 to 24

The under-15s are 14% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, higher than both Gard’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 35% have a degree.

51.7median age
AujarguesGard medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Aujargues
AujarguesGard medianFrance median
Under 1514%17%17%
15–247.4%9.5%11%
25–4419%21%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+27%24%22%
No diploma12%20%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education35%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Aujargues keeps more of its old housing than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Aujargues, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
17th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Aujargues, 7.0%, runs below Gard’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 2.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Gard’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Aujargues has 50 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,190 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Aujargues, 0.2 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

92.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

At the lycées within 5 km of Aujargues, 98.0% passed the bac, above Gard’s towns (94.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. For collège, the closest is 1.5 mi away.

98%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Aujargues92.8%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Aujargues98.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège privé Maintenon PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège112100%+4 pts
Lycée polyvalent Lucie AubracNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée16598%−1 pt

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98%
passed the general and technological bac, −1 pt against the expected rate
92.8%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1.4 pts against the expected rate
1.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Aujargues is €12.93/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Aujargues recorded 27 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 96% of what sold.

€12.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Aujargues€12.93/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gard median€12.19/m²
€12.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.29 to €16.24/m² a month)
€10.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Aujargues

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Aujargues, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château d'Aujargues: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Aujargues

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Aujargues yet.

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Aujargues’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Gard →
SommièresAubaisCalvissonAigues-VivesGallargues-le-MontueuxClarensacSommièresAubaisCalvissonAigues-VivesGallargues-le-MontueuxClarensacAujargues
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Aujargues815—————
Sommières5,0731.8DCD−D
Aubais2,9253.1—C−—B
Calvisson6,4863.8CC−B+C+
Aigues-Vives3,3314.6C+C−AB−
Gallargues-le-Montueux3,6595.4CC−CB
Clarensac4,3865.7—D—A+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Aujargues

Commune in Gard, Occitanie

Aujargues is a commune of 815 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Sommières. 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

Population
815 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Sommières
Département
Gard (30)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.7 sq mi (6.9 km²)
INSEE code
30023

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.