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TornacGard

A town of 945 in Gard, Occitanie.

Population
945
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.87
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€23,810
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
2%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Tornac a good place to live?

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

What makes Tornac stand out

The 2 things Tornac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
13%2%TornacMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
13% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
29%22%TornacMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
29% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 53.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Baudile
Église Saint-Baudile · Classé · Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tornac’s story

Tornac in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1911.

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

  • 1911First protected: Église Saint-Baudile
  • 1984Most recently protected: Ruines du château
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Château de Tornac and 11 more in and around Tornac

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Tornac. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Tornacin townAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Tornacin townAttractionAttractionTour de l'Horloge3.7 km north, in AnduzeAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de la Paix-Dieu4.3 km northwest, in AnduzeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lézan4.3 km east, in LézanChâteauChâteauAncien château de Durfort4.9 km southwest, in Durfort-et-Saint-Martin-de-Sossenac
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tornac.

Who lives here

Tornac skews older, with 29% of residents 65 or over, more than Gard’s towns or compared French towns

In the comparison, Tornac comes above both Gard’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.5% of residents.

53.3median age
TornacGard medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education32%

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 Tornac
TornacGard medianFrance median
Under 1515%17%17%
15–248.5%9.5%11%
25–4418%21%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+29%24%22%
No diploma17%20%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education32%27%30%
Full pageTornac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages53.3 median age · 29% are 65 or overHouseholds450 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad5.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Tornac?”

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

History

Old homes shape Tornac: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns

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

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

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1911
first monument protected
Full pageTornac’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes23% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Tornac?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Tornac than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 2.3%

Tornac sits below both Gard’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Tornac has 150 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 12.9% of the labour force are out of work.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
150
jobs based in Tornac, 0.4 per working resident
12.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageTornac’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.4 per working residentMedian income€23,810 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

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

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

83.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Tornac83.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège FlorianNearest collègeCollègeCollège10283%−2 pts
83.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pageTornac’s schools pageOpen the page
Collèges83.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

Renting in Tornac costs less than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.87/m² a month

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

On this, Tornac is below both Gard’s towns (€12.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€10.87/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Tornac€10.87/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gard median€12.19/m²
€10.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.74 to €13.54/m² a month)
€9.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageTornac’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.87/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tornac

13pages on Tornac
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.2 mi awayHousing20 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute150 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 53.3History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Ruines du châteauChâteau · 11th–16th c.
Église Saint-BaudileChurch · 12th c.
Photo credits

Ruines du château: Photo: Liliane DELATTRE · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Baudile: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Tornac

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

How we find them →

Tornac’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 →
AnduzeBoisset-et-GaujacBagardSaint-Christol-lez-AlèsQuissacSaint-Hilaire-de-BrethmasAnduzeBoisset-et-GaujacBagardSaint-Christol-lez-AlèsQuissacSaint-Hilaire-de-BrethmasTornac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Tornac945—————
Anduze3,3912.2C−C+DB+
Boisset-et-Gaujac2,7072.3—C−—C+
Bagard2,6054.1—B−—B−
Saint-Christol-lez-Alès7,3105.7C−CBB−
Quissac3,5287.7CCA−B−
Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas4,6707.8C+CA−C+

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

About Tornac

Commune in Gard, Occitanie

Tornac is a commune of 945 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
945 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération
Département
Gard (30)
Région
Occitanie
Area
7.6 sq mi (19.6 km²)
INSEE code
30330

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.