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A town of 545 in Gard, Occitanie.

Is Lussan a good place to live?

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

What makes Lussan stand out

The 2 things Lussan does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Classé · Photo: Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lussan’s story

Lussan in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Lussan: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1910.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Plumeta, born in 1880, is the one person born in Lussan before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1910First protected: Menhir de la Pierre Plantée
  • 2015Most recently protected: Temple protestant
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Nearby attractions

Château de Lussan and 9 more in and around Lussan

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Lussan. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lussan.

Who lives here

Few people in Lussan are 15 to 24: 5.7%, fewer than in Gard’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Lussan below both Gard’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 30% of the population.

54.1median age
LussanGard medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education37%

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 Lussan
LussanGard medianFrance median
Under 1515%17%17%
15–245.7%9.5%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+30%24%22%
No diploma18%20%19%
CAP or BEP23%26%26%
Baccalauréat15%19%18%
Higher education37%27%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Lussan: 40% 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.

On this, Lussan is above both Gard’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Lussan: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Lussan is Menhir de la Pierre Plantée.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1910
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

More people in Lussan are out of work than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: 13.2%

In the comparison, Lussan comes above both Gard’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Lussan has 150 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.9 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,990 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Lussan, 0.9 per working resident
13.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,990
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 Lussan costs less than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.63/m² a month

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

For Lussan, that is below both Gard’s towns (€12.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,020/m², comes from 32 sales of houses and apartments in Lussan from July 2023 to June 2026.

€3,020/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Lussan€3,020/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
€10.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.77 to €12.89/m² a month)
€9.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lussan

13pages on Lussan

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Lussan: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Menhir de la Pierre Plantée: Photo: Original téléversé par Hugo.soria sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Fan: Photo: Joël 13120 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Lussan

One notable person was born in Lussan.

Their page →

Lussan’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 →
Saint-Quentin-la-PoterieSalindresUzèsSaint-AmbroixRoussonSaint-Privat-des-VieuxSaint-Quentin-la-PoterieSalindresUzèsSaint-AmbroixRoussonSaint-Privat-des-VieuxLussan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lussan545—————
Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie3,1738.8BCB+C+
Salindres3,64810D−C−BD
Uzès8,51910C+DC−B
Saint-Ambroix3,44511D−BC−D
Rousson4,45611DC−A+C+
Saint-Privat-des-Vieux5,70312B+C−AA−

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

About Lussan

Commune in Gard, Occitanie

Lussan is a commune of 545 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Uzès. 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
545 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays d'Uzès
Département
Gard (30)
Région
Occitanie
Area
18.1 sq mi (46.8 km²)
INSEE code
30151

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.