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284 people live in this town in Gard, Occitanie.

Is Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton a good place to live?

There are no grades for Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Romainbehar · CC0
Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton’s story

Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2006.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Émile Espérandieu, born in 1857, is the one person born in Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton.

History

Old homes shape Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton: 23% were built before 1919, more than in both Gard’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
2006
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton are 15 to 24: 7%, fewer than in both Gard’s towns and compared French towns

Under-15s account for 19% of the population. 21% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Gard’s towns (24%) and near compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 37% of adults.

40.8median age
Saint-Hippolyte-de-CatonGard medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton
Saint-Hippolyte-de-CatonGard medianFrance median
Under 1519%17%17%
15–247%9.5%11%
25–4427%21%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+21%24%22%
No diploma12%20%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education37%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 4.0%

Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. At the census, 6.3% of working residents in Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton didn’t travel to work at all. 11.4% of the labour force are out of work.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
On foot0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton, 0.3 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton costs less than in both Gard’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.63/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton. House rents are put at about €9.40/m² a month.

€10.63/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton€10.63/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gard median€12.19/m²
€10.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.71 to €12.97/m² a month)
€9.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton

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Landmarks

Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton

One notable person was born in Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton.

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Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Gard →
Saint-Hilaire-de-BrethmasSaint-Christol-lez-AlèsSaint-Privat-des-VieuxAlèsSalindresBagardSaint-Hilaire-de-BrethmasSaint-Christol-lez-AlèsSaint-Privat-des-VieuxAlèsSalindresBagardSaint-Hippolyte-de-Caton
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton284—————
Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas4,6704.5C+CA−C+
Saint-Christol-lez-Alès7,3106C−CBB−
Saint-Privat-des-Vieux5,7036.4B+C−AA−
Alès46,1256.9CB−C−B−
Salindres3,6487.1D−C−BD
Bagard2,6057.4—B−—B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton

Commune in Gard, Occitanie

Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton is a commune of 284 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

Population
284 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération
Département
Gard (30)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.2 km²)
INSEE code
30261

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.