There are no grades for La Roque-sur-Cèze: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for just over two in five homes. It skews older: 33% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes La Roque-sur-Cèze stand out
The 2 things La Roque-sur-Cèze does most differently from other towns.
Pont Charles-Martel sur la Cèze · Classé · Photo: LimoWreck · CC BY-SA 3.0
La Roque-sur-Cèze’s story
La Roque-sur-Cèze in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Roque-sur-Cèze: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1912.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1912First protected: Cippe funéraire
1980Most recently protected: Pont Charles-Martel sur la Cèze
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Roque-sur-Cèze.
Who lives here
Children make up only 9% of La Roque-sur-Cèze, fewer than in both Gard’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 are 6.2% of the population. Over-65s are a third of the population. Line up the people of La Roque-sur-Cèze by age and the one in the middle is 57.1.
57.1median age
La Roque-sur-CèzeGard medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in La Roque-sur-Cèze, 4.2%, runs below Gard’s towns and compared French towns
La Roque-sur-Cèze holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €27,400 a year per consumption unit, above Gard’s towns (€24,880) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 13.9% of working residents in La Roque-sur-Cèze didn’t travel to work at all.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot7%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in La Roque-sur-Cèze, 0.6 per working resident
4.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Roque-sur-Cèze: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Roque-sur-Cèze
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
La Roque-sur-Cèze is a commune of 172 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien. 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.
