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A town of 277 in Gard, Occitanie.

Is Le Garn a good place to live?

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

What makes Le Garn stand out

The one thing Le Garn does most differently from other towns.

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Grotte à gravures préhistoriques d'Oullins
Grotte à gravures préhistoriques d'Oullins · Classé · Photo: Pmau · CC BY-SA 4.0
Le Garn’s story

Le Garn in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Garn: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1911.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1911First protected: Grotte à gravures préhistoriques d'Oullins
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Garn.

Who lives here

Few people in Le Garn are 15 to 24: 3.6%, fewer than in Gard’s towns and compared French towns

Le Garn sits below both Gard’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. 19% of residents are children under 15.

48.1median age
Le GarnGard medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Garn
Le GarnGard medianFrance median
Under 1519%17%17%
15–243.6%9.5%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+26%24%22%
No diploma19%20%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education32%27%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Le Garn: 27% were built before 1919, more than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns

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

That puts Le Garn above both Gard’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Garn: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Le Garn is Grotte à gravures préhistoriques d'Oullins.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1911
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Le Garn than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,290 a year per consumption unit

On this, Le Garn is below both Gard’s towns (€24,880) and compared French towns (€25,970). Le Garn has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker. At the census, 5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Le Garn, 0.5 per working resident
12.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,290
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 Le Garn costs less than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.74/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Le Garn comes below both Gard’s towns (€12.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.74/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Garn€9.74/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gard median€12.19/m²
€9.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.86 to €12.06/m² a month)
€9.01/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 Madeleine and 4 more in and around Le Garn

Other places to visit and museums in and near Le Garn. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Le Garn

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Grotte à gravures préhistoriques d'Oullins: Photo: Pmau · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Le Garn

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Garn yet.

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Le Garn’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 →
Pont-Saint-EspritBourg-Saint-AndéolLapaludPierrelatteBagnols-sur-CèzeMondragonPont-Saint-EspritBourg-Saint-AndéolLapaludPierrelatteBagnols-sur-CèzeMondragonLe Garn
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Garn277—————
Pont-Saint-Esprit10,9589B−B−B−C+
Bourg-Saint-Andéol Ardèche7,6619.7B−B+B−C+
Lapalud Vaucluse3,85311CC+B+C−
Pierrelatte Drôme13,75612C+B−CB−
Bagnols-sur-Cèze18,11212C+BCC
Mondragon Vaucluse3,83313DC+BC+

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

About Le Garn

Commune in Gard, Occitanie

Le Garn is a commune of 277 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

Population
277 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien
Département
Gard (30)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.3 sq mi (11.1 km²)
INSEE code
30124

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.