Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 363 in Gard, Occitanie.
Potelières is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Potelières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Saint-André-de-Cruzières, 6.4 mi away.
17% 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 Potelières.
27% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Gard’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by a fifth of adults. The middle age in Potelières is 53.8.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Potelières | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 6.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Gard’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 150 residents in work, Potelières has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. Households’ median disposable income: €21,750 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.
A collège lies 3 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 9.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Armand CoussensNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 88 | 70%−12 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.
The market in Potelières: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up 93% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Potelières. Best known first.
Nothing in Potelières 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 Potelières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potelières | 363 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Ambroix | 3,445 | 2.9 | D− | B | C− | D |
| Rousson | 4,456 | 5.1 | D | C− | A+ | C+ |
| Salindres | 3,648 | 5.1 | D− | C− | B | D |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers | 3,533 | 7.1 | — | C | — | C |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux | 5,703 | 7.7 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
| Bessèges | 2,606 | 8.1 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Potelières is a commune of 363 people in the Communauté de communes de Cèze 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 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.