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A town of 281 in Gard, Occitanie.

Is Courry a good place to live?

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

What makes Courry stand out

The 2 things Courry does most differently from other towns.

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Église
Église · Inscrit · Photo: Faivre Bernard · CC BY-SA 4.0
Courry’s story

Courry in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Courry, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Frère Benoît, born in 1896, is the one person born in Courry before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courry.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Courry than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 10% are under 15

For Courry, that is below both Gard’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). 5.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

57.1median age
CourryGard medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Courry
CourryGard medianFrance median
Under 1510%17%17%
15–245.2%9.5%11%
25–4416%21%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+36%24%22%
No diploma16%20%19%
CAP or BEP22%26%26%
Baccalauréat17%19%18%
Higher education34%27%30%

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

History

Courry keeps more of its old housing than Gard or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919

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

Courry sits above both Gard’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Courry, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1982
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Courry has higher unemployment than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 16.9%

That puts Courry above both Gard’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Courry has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 6.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Courry, 0.5 per working resident
16.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Courry costs less than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.00/m² a month

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

On this, Courry is below both Gard’s towns (€12.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.00/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Courry€9.00/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gard median€12.19/m²
€9.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.21 to €11.23/m² a month)
€9.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Grotte de la Cocalière and 4 more in and around Courry

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Courry. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Courry

12pages on Courry

Landmarks

Courry has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Courry

One notable person was born in Courry.

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Courry’s 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 →
BessègesSaint-AmbroixLes VansRoussonLa Grand-CombeSaint-Julien-les-RosiersBessègesSaint-AmbroixLes VansRoussonLa Grand-CombeSaint-Julien-les-RosiersCourry
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Courry281—————
Bessèges2,6062.8C+AC+D
Saint-Ambroix3,4453.7D−BC−D
Les Vans Ardèche2,6627.2CCCB
Rousson4,4568DC−A+C+
La Grand-Combe4,7838.6CAC−C−
Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers3,5338.9—C—C

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

About Courry

Commune in Gard, Occitanie

Courry is a commune of 281 people in the Communauté de communes de Cèze Cévennes. 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
281 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Cèze Cévennes
Département
Gard (30)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.2 sq mi (8.3 km²)
INSEE code
30097

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.