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The town, home to 372 people, lies in Gard, Occitanie.

Is Saint-Laurent-le-Minier a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Laurent-le-Minier falls below the line for grades. Just over a third of its homes are second homes. Homes go for a median €1,258/m².

What makes Saint-Laurent-le-Minier stand out

The 2 things Saint-Laurent-le-Minier does most differently from other towns.

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Château de Saint-Laurent-le-Minier
Château de Saint-Laurent-le-Minier · Inscrit · Photo: Original téléversé par Fredciel sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Laurent-le-Minier’s story

Saint-Laurent-le-Minier in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Laurent-le-Minier; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.

55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1988First protected: Château de Saint-Laurent-le-Minier
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Laurent-le-Minier.

History

Saint-Laurent-le-Minier keeps more of its old housing than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 55% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Laurent-le-Minier; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1988
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Saint-Laurent-le-Minier has fewer young adults than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 7.8% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with Gard’s towns (17%) and below compared French towns (17%). 22% of residents have reached 65. Saint-Laurent-le-Minier has a median age of 50.1.

50.1median age
Saint-Laurent-le-MinierGard medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Laurent-le-Minier
Saint-Laurent-le-MinierGard medianFrance median
Under 1516%17%17%
15–247.8%9.5%11%
25–4418%21%23%
45–6436%27%26%
65+22%24%22%
No diploma17%20%19%
CAP or BEP36%26%26%
Baccalauréat13%19%18%
Higher education30%27%30%

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Saint-Laurent-le-Minier run lower than in Gard’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €20,160 a year per consumption unit

The unemployment rate comes to 16.0%. 6.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Gard’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Saint-Laurent-le-Minier, 0.3 per working resident
16.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
15%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

90.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.7 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest collège is 2.3 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.9 mi away.

90.3%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Laurent-le-Minier90.3%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Louise MichelNearest collègeCollègeCollège12888%−6 pts
Collège privé La Présentation PrivateBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollègeCollège5196%+9 pts
90.3%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1.7 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Laurent-le-Minier than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.78/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €6.95/m² a month. The sales split: 90% houses, the rest apartments. Sales in Saint-Laurent-le-Minier from July 2023 to June 2026: 30 houses and apartments.

€1,258/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Laurent-le-Minier€1,258/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
€9.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.81 to €12.24/m² a month)
€6.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Saint-Laurent-le-Minier and 2 more in and around Saint-Laurent-le-Minier

Heritage in and near Saint-Laurent-le-Minier. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Laurent-le-Minier

14pages on Saint-Laurent-le-Minier

Landmarks

Saint-Laurent-le-Minier has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château de Saint-Laurent-le-Minier: Photo: Original téléversé par Fredciel sur Wikipédia français . · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Laurent-le-Minier

One notable person was born in Saint-Laurent-le-Minier.

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Saint-Laurent-le-Minier’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 →
GangesLe ViganSaint-Hippolyte-du-FortSaint-Martin-de-LondresSaint-Mathieu-de-TréviersSaint-Jean-du-GardGangesLe ViganSaint-Hippolyte-du-FortSaint-Martin-de-LondresSaint-Mathieu-de-TréviersSaint-Jean-du-GardSaint-Laurent-le-Minier
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Laurent-le-Minier372—————
Ganges Hérault3,7242.6C−B−DD
Le Vigan3,8634.7CBC−D−
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort3,73710C−B+B−D
Saint-Martin-de-Londres Hérault2,69610—B−—A
Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers Hérault4,97915A+C−A+A
Saint-Jean-du-Gard2,58616BB+B+C

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

About Saint-Laurent-le-Minier

Commune in Gard, Occitanie

Saint-Laurent-le-Minier is a commune of 372 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Viganais. 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
372 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Viganais
Département
Gard (30)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.3 km²)
INSEE code
30280

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.