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With 379 residents, it is a town in Gard, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien palais épiscopal, in Alès, 6.8 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm.
Degrees are held by 36% of adults. 7% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Gard’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 25% of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Jobs based in Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €24,020 a year per consumption unit, about level with Gard’s towns (€24,880) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
The market in Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm yet.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm is a commune of 379 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm | 379 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | 4,670 | 3.9 | C+ | C | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Christol-lez-Alès | 7,310 | 5.1 | C− | C | B | B− |
| Bagard | 2,605 | 6.4 | — | B− | — | B− |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux | 5,703 | 6.6 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
| Alès | 46,125 | 6.6 | C | B− | C− | B− |
| Salindres | 3,648 | 7.7 | D− | C− | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.