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MontmiratGard

A town of 469 in Gard, Occitanie.

Is Montmirat a good place to live?

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

What makes Montmirat stand out

The one thing Montmirat does most differently from other towns.

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Montmirat’s story

1 historic monument, the oldest from Antiquity

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Montmirat; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1987.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1987First protected: Carrière romaine du Roquet
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The data

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Who lives here

Children make up 23% of Montmirat, above Gard’s towns and compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population. 13% of residents are 65 or over, below both Gard’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 32% of adults.

38.2median age
MontmiratGard medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montmirat
MontmiratGard medianFrance median
Under 1523%17%17%
15–2411%9.5%11%
25–4427%21%23%
45–6426%27%26%
65+13%24%22%
No diploma15%20%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat23%19%18%
Higher education32%27%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Montmirat: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Gard’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Montmirat; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
Antiquity
oldest protected part
1987
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 2.2% of commuters in Montmirat go to work without a car, fewer than in Gard’s towns and across compared French towns

After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,260 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Montmirat: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.2 each). Unemployment stood at 12.4%, about level with Gard’s towns (11.9%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Montmirat, 0.2 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
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 Montmirat costs less than in Gard’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.87/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €9.40/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Montmirat.

€10.87/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montmirat€10.87/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gard median€12.19/m²
€10.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.74 to €13.54/m² a month)
€9.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montmirat

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Montmirat

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montmirat yet.

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Montmirat’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 →
QuissacSaint-Geniès-de-MalgoirèsClarensacSommièresLa CalmetteCalvissonQuissacSaint-Geniès-de-MalgoirèsClarensacSommièresLa CalmetteCalvissonMontmirat
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montmirat469—————
Quissac3,5285.2CCA−B−
Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès3,2256.4C−CBC+
Clarensac4,3867.9—D—A+
Sommières5,0738.1DCD−D
La Calmette2,6048.2CC−BB+
Calvisson6,4869.1CC−B+C+

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

About Montmirat

Commune in Gard, Occitanie

Montmirat is a commune of 469 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Sommières. 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
469 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Sommières
Département
Gard (30)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.6 km²)
INSEE code
30181

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.