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Population 30: a town in Gard, Occitanie.
Peyrolles-en-Cévennes has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 51% of homes. It skews older: 43% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Peyrolles-en-Cévennes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Peyrolles-en-Cévennes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église de Notre-Dame-de-Val-Francesque, in Moissac-Vallée-Française, 4.9 mi away.
63% 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 Peyrolles-en-Cévennes.
6.7% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Gard’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Typical age in Peyrolles-en-Cévennes: 62.5, the median.
37% women, 63% men
About 58 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Peyrolles-en-Cévennes | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 43% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 6.9% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 55% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
10.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Peyrolles-en-Cévennes from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €9.14/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Peyrolles-en-Cévennes. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des vallées cévenoles4.8 km east, in Saint-Jean-du-GardChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Jean-du-Gard4.6 km east, in Saint-Jean-du-GardAttractionAttractionTour de l'Horloge4.7 km east, in Saint-Jean-du-GardChâteauChâteauChâteau de l'Hom3.8 km west, in SaumanePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Peyrolles-en-Cévennes 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 Peyrolles-en-Cévennes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyrolles-en-Cévennes | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard | 2,586 | 3 | B | B+ | B+ | C |
| Anduze | 3,391 | 8.5 | C− | C+ | D | B+ |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort | 3,737 | 10 | C− | B+ | B− | D |
| Boisset-et-Gaujac | 2,707 | 11 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Bagard | 2,605 | 12 | — | B− | — | B− |
| La Grand-Combe | 4,783 | 12 | C | A | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Peyrolles-en-Cévennes is a commune of 30 people in the Communauté de communes Causses Aigoual Cévennes. 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 November 4, 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.