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The town has 589 residents and lies in Gard, Occitanie.
Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 19% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle 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, 6.8 mi away.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle 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-Jean-de-Valériscle.
Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, higher than both Gard’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle has a median age of 52 years.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €20,380 a year per consumption unit, below Gard’s towns (€24,880) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.1% of commuters travelled at the census.
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, 72% were houses. Sales in Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle from July 2023 to June 2026: 18 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Gardens, heritage and museums in and near Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle. Best known first.
GardenJardins ethnobotaniques de la Gardie3.3 km southwest, in RoussonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montalet4.5 km northeast, in Molières-sur-CèzeMuseumMuseumPréhistorama3.1 km south, in RoussonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
One notable person was born in Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle is a commune of 589 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-Jean-de-Valériscle | 589 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Ambroix | 3,445 | 3.1 | D− | B | C− | D |
| Rousson | 4,456 | 3.2 | D | C− | A+ | C+ |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers | 3,533 | 4.3 | — | C | — | C |
| Salindres | 3,648 | 4.3 | D− | C− | B | D |
| Bessèges | 2,606 | 4.7 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
| Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues | 4,840 | 5.6 | C | C+ | B | C |
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.