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A town of 585 in Gard, Occitanie.

Population

585

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€12.93

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,860

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Salinelles a good place to live?

Salinelles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Chapelle Saint-Julien de Montredon · Classé · Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0

Salinelles’ story

Salinelles in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Salinelles: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1973.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1973First protected: Chapelle Saint-Julien de Montredon
1991Most recently protected: Temple protestant

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Salinelles.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Salinelles than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: 39% of adults

In the comparison, Salinelles comes above both Gard’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). 25% of residents are 65 or over.

46.6median age

SalinellesGard medianFrance median

Gard medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP21%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Salinelles
	Salinelles	Gard median	France median
Under 15	17%	17%	17%
15–24	9.5%	9.5%	11%
25–44	20%	21%	23%
45–64	28%	27%	26%
65+	25%	24%	22%
No diploma	14%	20%	19%
CAP or BEP	21%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	19%	18%
Higher education	39%	27%	30%

Full pageSalinelles’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages46.6 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households260 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad5.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Salinelles?”

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

History

Salinelles keeps more of its old housing than Gard or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919

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

For Salinelles, that is above both Gard’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Salinelles: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Salinelles is Chapelle Saint-Julien de Montredon.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Chapelle Saint-Julien de Montredon 12th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1973

first monument protected

Full pageSalinelles’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes26% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Salinelles?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Salinelles are out of work than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.6%

Salinelles sits below both Gard’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Salinelles has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 4.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%

On foot2%

Public transport1%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Salinelles, 0.3 per working resident

8.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,860

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,860 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

92.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.4 points above the expected rate

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

That puts Salinelles above both Gard’s towns (85.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

98%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Salinelles92.8%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Salinelles98.0%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Gaston DoumergueNearest collègeCollège	Collège	212	89%±0 pts
Lycée polyvalent Lucie AubracNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	165	98%−1 pt
Collège privé Maintenon PrivateBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège	Collège	112	100%+4 pts

98%

passed the general and technological bac, −1 pt against the expected rate

92.8%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +1.4 pts against the expected rate

1.9 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageSalinelles’ schools pageOpen the page

Collèges92.8% passed the brevet · Two collèges within 5 km Lycées98.0% passed the bac · One lycée within 5 km

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Salinelles is €12.93/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€12.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Salinelles€12.93/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Gard median€12.19/m²

€12.93/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.29 to €16.24/m² a month)

€11.06/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSalinelles’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€12.93/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Pondres and 6 more in and around Salinelles

Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Salinelles. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pondres1.8 km east, in Villevieille

ChâteauChâteau de Sommières3.5 km southeast, in Sommières Archaeological siteArchaeological siteVillage préhistorique de Fontbouisse2.7 km east, in Villevieille RuinsRuinsAncienne église Saint-André de Souvignargues4.9 km east, in Souvignargues ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villevieille3.2 km southeast, in Villevieille MuseumMuseumChapelle des Ursulines3.6 km southeast, in Sommières

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Château de Sommières: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Salinelles

13pages on Salinelles

The big questions

SchoolsTwo collèges and one lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.8 mi away Housing22 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.6 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Salinelles: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Temple protestantTemple · 19th c.

Chapelle Saint-Julien de MontredonChapel · 12th c.

Photo credits

Temple protestant: Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Saint-Julien de Montredon: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Salinelles

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Salinelles yet.

How we find them →

Salinelles’ 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 →

SommièresAubaisRestinclièresCalvissonSaint-DrézéryAigues-VivesSalinelles

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Salinelles	585	—	—	—	—	—
Sommières	5,073	2	D	C	D⁻	D
Aubais	2,925	5.7	—	C⁻	—	B
Restinclières Hérault	2,612	6.2	—	D	—	A⁺
Calvisson	6,486	6.5	C	C⁻	B⁺	C⁺
Saint-Drézéry Hérault	3,006	7	—	D	—	A⁺
Aigues-Vives	3,331	7.4	C⁺	C⁻	A	B⁻

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

About Salinelles

Commune in Gard, Occitanie

Salinelles is a commune of 585 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Sommières. 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: 585 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Sommières
Département: Gard (30)
Région: Occitanie
Area: 3.4 sq mi (8.9 km²)
INSEE code: 30306

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 October 30, 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.