Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
545 people live in this town in Gard, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Pierre, in Vénéjan, 2.2 mi away.
26% 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 Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.5%. The middle age in Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts is 44.4. 30% of adults hold a degree, higher than Gard’s towns (27%) and near compared French towns (30%).
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 9.0% are unemployed. Per resident in work, Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 250 workers). At the census, 4.9% of working residents in Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Of the homes sold, 73% were houses. Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts. Best known first.
AttractionForteresse de Mornas2.8 km northeast, in MornasWater parkWater parkWam park3.4 km southeast, in PiolencAttractionAttractionGicon3.1 km southwest, in ChusclanPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts 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 Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts | 545 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mornas Vaucluse | 2,569 | 2.1 | D− | C+ | D− | B− |
| Piolenc Vaucluse | 5,718 | 3.1 | C | B− | B+ | C+ |
| Mondragon Vaucluse | 3,833 | 3.6 | D | C+ | B | C+ |
| Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 18,112 | 4.7 | C+ | B | C | C |
| Pont-Saint-Esprit | 10,958 | 5.7 | B− | B− | B− | C+ |
| Laudun-l'Ardoise | 6,835 | 5.9 | A− | C+ | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts is a commune of 545 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien. 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.