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A town of 347 in Gard, Occitanie.

Is Sardan a good place to live?

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

Château
Château · Classé · Photo: Eric Walter · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sardan’s story

Sardan in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sardan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sardan.

History

Sardan keeps more of its old housing than Gard or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919

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

On this, Sardan is above both Gard’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sardan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
19th c.
oldest protected part
1996
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Sardan than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: 41% of adults

In the comparison, Sardan comes above both Gard’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.6% of the town.

45.9median age
SardanGard medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education41%

Women and men · all residents

57% women, 43% men

About 74 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sardan
SardanGard medianFrance median
Under 1518%17%17%
15–247.6%9.5%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+24%24%22%
No diploma12%20%19%
CAP or BEP17%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education41%27%30%

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

Work & commute

More people in Sardan are out of work than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: 15.0%

For Sardan, that is above both Gard’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Sardan has 0 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.1 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,400 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
0
jobs based in Sardan, 0.1 per working resident
15.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Sardan is €11.73/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.

€11.73/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sardan€11.73/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gard median€12.19/m²
€11.73/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.37 to €14.68/m² a month)
€11.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château and 3 more in and around Sardan

Heritage and gardens in and near Sardan. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sardan

12pages on Sardan

Landmarks

Sardan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Famous people from Sardan

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

How we find them →

Sardan’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 →
QuissacSommièresClarensacCalvissonAubaisSaint-DrézéryQuissacSommièresClarensacCalvissonAubaisSaint-DrézérySardan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sardan347—————
Quissac3,5283.3CCA−B−
Sommières5,0736.5DCD−D
Clarensac4,3869.7—D—A+
Calvisson6,4869.7CC−B+C+
Aubais2,9259.9—C−—B
Saint-Drézéry Hérault3,00610—D—A+

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

About Sardan

Commune in Gard, Occitanie

Sardan is a commune of 347 people in the Communauté de communes du Piémont Cévenol. 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
347 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Piémont Cévenol
Département
Gard (30)
Région
Occitanie
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.3 km²)
INSEE code
30309

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.