Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 292 in Gard, Occitanie.
Les Plans is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Plans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien palais épiscopal, in Alès, 6.9 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Plans.
The share of residents under 15 is 16%. Degrees are held by 31% of adults, above Gard’s towns (27%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Residents of Les Plans have a median age of 45.1.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Les Plans | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stands at 9.4%. 6.4% of Les Plans’ working residents had no journey to work at the census. The median disposable income is €25,460 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 6.4 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean Baptiste DumasNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 130 | 83%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Les Plans from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €9.63/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Les Plans is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Plans yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Plans | 292 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salindres | 3,648 | 3.2 | D− | C− | B | D |
| Rousson | 4,456 | 4.3 | D | C− | A+ | C+ |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux | 5,703 | 4.5 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers | 3,533 | 5.8 | — | C | — | C |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | 4,670 | 5.9 | C+ | C | A− | C+ |
| Alès | 46,125 | 6.4 | C | B− | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Les Plans is a commune of 292 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération. 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
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.