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335 residents make their home in this town in Gard, Occitanie.
Bez-et-Esparon has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up just over a third of its housing. Over-65s are 34% of the population.
The 2 things Bez-et-Esparon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bez-et-Esparon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien hôtel de Faventines dit Château d'Assas, in Le Vigan, 3.8 mi away.
43% 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 Bez-et-Esparon.
Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. 8.1% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Gard’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%). Half of Bez-et-Esparon is older than 56.7, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Bez-et-Esparon | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Bez-et-Esparon has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 9.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than Gard’s towns (8.1%) yet lower than compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 11.1%.
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.
21 houses and apartments changed hands in Bez-et-Esparon from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 67% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bez-et-Esparon 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 Bez-et-Esparon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bez-et-Esparon | 335 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Vigan | 3,863 | 4 | C | B | C− | D− |
| Ganges Hérault | 3,724 | 9.3 | C− | B− | D | D |
| Saint-Martin-de-Londres Hérault | 2,696 | 16 | — | B− | — | A |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort | 3,737 | 16 | C− | B+ | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Bez-et-Esparon is a commune of 335 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Viganais. 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 November 4, 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.