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A town of 1,599 in Gard, Occitanie.
Cendras has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 31% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Cendras does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cendras with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cendras, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1971.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and gardens in and near Cendras. Best known first.
MuseumMine témoin d'Alès3 km southeast, in AlèsChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Farein townFortFortOppidum d'Alès3.6 km south, in AlèsFortFortFort d'Alès4 km southeast, in AlèsMuseumMuseumMusée bibliothèque Pierre-André-Benoit3.3 km southeast, in AlèsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cendras.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Cendras is below both Gard’s towns (€12.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Cendras comes below both Gard’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). 32% of residents are 65 or over.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Cendras | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For Cendras, that is above Gard’s towns (85.0%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Denis DiderotNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 94 | 85%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Jean-Baptiste DumasNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 344 | 95%−1 pt |
| Collège privé Bellevue PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 172 | 99%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Cendras sits above both Gard’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. The median disposable income is €20,810 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Cendras above both Gard’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cendras, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 295 residents of Cendras died, against 272 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% more. Its care home for older people (48 places) counts its residents as Cendras’; allowing for it, deaths were 9% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
Cendras has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Cendras.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cendras | 1,599 | — | — | A | — | C+ |
| Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues | 4,840 | 1.9 | C | C+ | B | C |
| Alès | 46,125 | 2.8 | C | B− | C− | B− |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers | 3,533 | 3.2 | — | C | — | C |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux | 5,703 | 3.8 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
| La Grand-Combe | 4,783 | 4.3 | C | A | C− | C− |
| Rousson | 4,456 | 5.3 | D | C− | A+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Cendras has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 17.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns. 95% of 344 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jean-Baptiste Dumas in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Cendras is a commune of 1,599 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 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.