Is Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque a good place to live?
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 18% of homes. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque stand out
The 2 things Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque.
Who lives here
Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque has fewer young adults than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 3.9% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 41% of adults. People 65 and over make up 34% of the town, above both Gard’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
54.5median age
Saint-Bonnet-de-SalendrinqueGard medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque keeps more of its old housing than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 42% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque are out of work than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.5%
Jobs based in Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.6 per worker). Public transport took 3.6% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot5%
Public transport4%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque, 0.6 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque is a commune of 129 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération. 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.
