At under 1,000 residents, Ponteils-et-Brésis is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just over half of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 42% of residents.
What makes Ponteils-et-Brésis stand out
The 2 things Ponteils-et-Brésis does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ponteils-et-Brésis.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Ponteils-et-Brésis, fewer than in both Gard’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up just over two fifths of the town, above Gard’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: 4.4% of residents. Graduates make up 32% of adults.
61.4median age
Ponteils-et-BrésisGard medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
42%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Ponteils-et-Brésis keeps more of its old housing than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ponteils-et-Brésis, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Ponteils-et-Brésis has 1.5 jobs for every resident in work
7.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Gard’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 8.3% of working residents in Ponteils-et-Brésis didn’t travel to work at all. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,030 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Bicycle6%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Ponteils-et-Brésis, 1.5 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Ponteils-et-Brésis
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Ponteils-et-Brésis is a commune of 365 people in the Communauté de communes Mont Lozère. 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
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.
