Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in L'Estréchure.
Who lives here
Children make up only 8.6% of L'Estréchure, fewer than in both Gard’s towns and compared French towns
7.3% of residents are 15 to 24, below Gard’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Half of L'Estréchure is older than 58.3, half younger.
58.3median age
L'EstréchureGard medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
L'Estréchure keeps more of its old housing than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 65% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in L'Estréchure, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in L'Estréchure run lower than in both Gard’s towns and compared French towns: a median €19,410 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 12.7%, higher than both Gard’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 50 residents in work, L'Estréchure has 50 jobs: 0.9 each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 14.3% of commuters at the census.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
Bicycle7%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Public transport2%
50
jobs based in L'Estréchure, 0.9 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About L'Estréchure
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
L'Estréchure is a commune of 151 people in the Communauté de communes Causses Aigoual 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
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.
