Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 190 in Gard, Occitanie.
Colognac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Colognac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Colognac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Félix, in Saint-Félix-de-Pallières, 5.3 mi away.
45% 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 Colognac.
Nearly two in five adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 45% of the town, higher than both Gard’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Colognac | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.2% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 45% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €23,490 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 9.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
The market in Colognac: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Colognac. Best known first.
Nothing in Colognac 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 Colognac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colognac | 190 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort | 3,737 | 4.9 | C− | B+ | B− | D |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard | 2,586 | 6 | B | B+ | B+ | C |
| Anduze | 3,391 | 7.9 | C− | C+ | D | B+ |
| Ganges Hérault | 3,724 | 8.6 | C− | B− | D | D |
| Boisset-et-Gaujac | 2,707 | 10 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Le Vigan | 3,863 | 11 | C | B | C− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Colognac is a commune of 190 people in the Communauté de communes du Piémont Cévenol. 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.