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VissecGard

A town of 68 in Gard, Occitanie.

Population
68
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.44
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
15%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Vissec a good place to live?

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

What makes Vissec stand out

The 2 things Vissec does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
49%2%VissecMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
49% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
29%22%VissecMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
29% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 51.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Ancien château (dit castellas) et demeure seigneuriale
Ancien château (dit castellas) et demeure seigneuriale · Inscrit · Photo: Vissec · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vissec’s story

Vissec in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vissec, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 2009.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2009First protected: Ancien château (dit castellas) et demeure seigneuriale
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vissec.

Who lives here

Vissec has fewer young adults than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 4.3% are 15 to 24

Vissec sits below both Gard’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. 12% of residents are children under 15.

51.8median age
VissecGard medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma7%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education43%

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 Vissec
VissecGard medianFrance median
Under 1512%17%17%
15–244.3%9.5%11%
25–4428%21%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+29%24%22%
No diploma6.7%20%19%
CAP or BEP22%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education43%27%30%
Full pageVissec’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages51.8 median age · 29% are 65 or overHouseholds40 households · 1.8 people per householdBorn abroad12% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Vissec?”

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

History

Old homes shape Vissec: 36% 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.

That puts Vissec above both Gard’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vissec, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
2009
first monument protected
Full pageVissec’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes36% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Vissec?”

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

Work & commute

Vissec has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.5 for each

14.8% of Vissec’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 59% drove.

15%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving59%
On foot15%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Vissec, 0.5 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
22%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageVissec’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work15% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.5 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vissec than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.44/m² a month

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

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

€10.44/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vissec€10.44/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gard median€12.19/m²
€10.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.83 to €13.91/m² a month)
€8.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageVissec’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.44/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Vissec and 5 more in and around Vissec

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Vissec. Best known first.

All attractions →
AttractionAttractionChâteau de Vissecin townAttractionAttractionGorges de la Visin townChâteauChâteauVestiges du Château Le Castellasin townAttractionAttractionCirque de Navacelles4.4 km east, in Saint-Maurice-NavacellesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sorbs3.9 km west, in SorbsChâteauChâteauChâteau du Salze4.5 km northwest, in Campestre-et-Luc
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vissec

12pages on Vissec
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.6 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing2 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractions3 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 51.8History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Ancien château (dit castellas) et demeure seigneurialeChâteau · 13th & 17th c.
Classé
Grotte des BaumellesArchaeological site · Prehistory · in Blandas, 3.7 mi
Classé
Dolmen dit Peyre de Cabusso LudoDolmen · Prehistory · in Campestre-et-Luc, 5.6 mi
Classé
Donjon et les restes du châteauFortified house · 12th c. · in La Couvertoirade, 6.9 mi
Photo credits

Ancien château (dit castellas) et demeure seigneuriale: Photo: Vissec · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Vissec

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

How we find them →

Vissec’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 →
Le ViganGangesLodèveSaint-Martin-de-LondresAnianeSaint-André-de-SangonisLe ViganGangesLodèveSaint-Martin-de-LondresAnianeSaint-André-de-SangonisVissec
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vissec68—————
Le Vigan3,8639.9CBC−D−
Ganges Hérault3,72413C−B−DD
Lodève Hérault7,25113C+BDB−
Saint-Martin-de-Londres Hérault2,69616—B−—A
Aniane Hérault2,97916DCC+C
Saint-André-de-Sangonis Hérault6,42717CCB−C+

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

About Vissec

Commune in Gard, Occitanie

Vissec is a commune of 68 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
68 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Viganais
Département
Gard (30)
Région
Occitanie
Area
8.4 sq mi (21.8 km²)
INSEE code
30353

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.