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A town of 592 in Gard, Occitanie.

Is Vic-le-Fesq a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Vic-le-Fesq is too small for the grades other French towns get. Over-65s are only 15% of the population.

What makes Vic-le-Fesq stand out

The one thing Vic-le-Fesq does most differently from other towns.

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Château de Fesq
Château de Fesq · Inscrit · Photo: Eric Walter · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vic-le-Fesq’s story

Vic-le-Fesq in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vic-le-Fesq, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1964.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1964First protected: Château de Fesq
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vic-le-Fesq.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 15% of people in Vic-le-Fesq are 65 or over, fewer than in both Gard’s towns and compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Gard’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 38% of adults.

40.1median age
Vic-le-FesqGard medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vic-le-Fesq
Vic-le-FesqGard medianFrance median
Under 1520%17%17%
15–248.6%9.5%11%
25–4429%21%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+15%24%22%
No diploma12%20%19%
CAP or BEP25%26%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education38%27%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Vic-le-Fesq: 25% were built before 1919, more than in both Gard’s towns and compared French towns

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vic-le-Fesq, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1964
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Vic-le-Fesq are out of work than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.9%

3.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Gard’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 300 residents in work, Vic-le-Fesq has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. Median disposable income comes to €26,320 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Vic-le-Fesq, 0.3 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
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 Vic-le-Fesq is €12.93/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €11.06/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 94% were houses. The market in Vic-le-Fesq: 16 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€12.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vic-le-Fesq€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

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Fesq and 2 more in and around Vic-le-Fesq

Heritage and gardens in and near Vic-le-Fesq. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vic-le-Fesq

12pages on Vic-le-Fesq

Landmarks

Vic-le-Fesq 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 Fesq: Photo: Eric Walter · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Vic-le-Fesq

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vic-le-Fesq yet.

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Vic-le-Fesq’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 →
QuissacSommièresClarensacCalvissonSaint-Geniès-de-MalgoirèsAubaisQuissacSommièresClarensacCalvissonSaint-Geniès-de-MalgoirèsAubaisVic-le-Fesq
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vic-le-Fesq592—————
Quissac3,5285CCA−B−
Sommières5,0736DCD−D
Clarensac4,3867.6—D—A+
Calvisson6,4868CC−B+C+
Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès3,2258.4C−CBC+
Aubais2,9258.8—C−—B

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

About Vic-le-Fesq

Commune in Gard, Occitanie

Vic-le-Fesq is a commune of 592 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
592 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Piémont Cévenol
Département
Gard (30)
Région
Occitanie
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.6 km²)
INSEE code
30349

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.