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A town of 789 in Gard, Occitanie.

Is Gajan a good place to live?

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

Logis seigneurial
Logis seigneurial · Inscrit · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Gajan’s story

Gajan in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2008.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2008First protected: Logis seigneurial
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gajan.

Who lives here

Few people in Gajan are 65 or over: 17%, below Gard’s towns and compared French towns

Gajan sits below both Gard’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Under-15s account for 18% of the population.

44.6median age
GajanGard medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Gajan
GajanGard medianFrance median
Under 1518%17%17%
15–2411%9.5%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+17%24%22%
No diploma16%20%19%
CAP or BEP24%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education36%27%30%

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

History

Gajan keeps more of its old housing than Gard or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919

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

That puts Gajan above both Gard’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Gajan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
2008
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Gajan has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.2 for each

8.7% of Gajan’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 86% drove.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport5%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Gajan, 0.2 per working resident
12.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Gajan is €12.93/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€12.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Gajan€12.93/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gard median€12.19/m²
€12.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.29 to €16.24/m² a month)
€12.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Gajan

11pages on Gajan

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Logis seigneurial: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0

Famous people from Gajan

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Gajan as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Gajan’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 →
La CalmetteSaint-Geniès-de-MalgoirèsClarensacCaveiracCalvissonNîmesLa CalmetteSaint-Geniès-de-MalgoirèsClarensacCaveiracCalvissonNîmesGajan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Gajan789—————
La Calmette2,6043.2CC−BB+
Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès3,2253.4C−CBC+
Clarensac4,3865—D—A+
Caveirac4,4085.6—D—A
Calvisson6,4867.8CC−B+C+
Nîmes151,8398.4DC−DC+

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

About Gajan

Commune in Gard, Occitanie

Gajan is a commune of 789 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole. 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
789 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole
Département
Gard (30)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.2 sq mi (11 km²)
INSEE code
30122

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.