Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Gard, Occitanie, this town has 469 residents.
At under 1,000 residents, Castelnau-Valence is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 18% of homes. 15- to 24-year-olds are 15% of the population.
The 2 things Castelnau-Valence does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Castelnau-Valence as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine de la Tour, in Saint-Chaptes, 4 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Castelnau-Valence. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castelnau-Valence.
People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below both Gard’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). 33% of adults hold a degree. Castelnau-Valence has a median age of 45.2 years.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Castelnau-Valence | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
9.7% of the labour force were unemployed, below Gard’s towns (11.9%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Castelnau-Valence has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Also worth knowing: at the census, 4.0% of working residents in Castelnau-Valence didn’t travel to work at all.
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 2.9 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège la GardonnenqueNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 171 | 87%−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, 13 homes were sold in Castelnau-Valence.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Castelnau-Valence 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 Castelnau-Valence 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnau-Valence | 469 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès | 3,225 | 4.6 | C− | C | B | C+ |
| La Calmette | 2,604 | 5.9 | C | C− | B | B+ |
| Uzès | 8,519 | 8.3 | C+ | D | C− | B |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | 4,670 | 8.8 | C+ | C | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Christol-lez-Alès | 7,310 | 9.6 | C− | C | B | B− |
| Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie | 3,173 | 9.7 | B | C | B+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Castelnau-Valence is a commune of 469 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération. 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.