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Home to 103 people, this town lies in Hérault, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Gorniès has none. Second homes make up 57% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 53% of residents.
The 2 things Gorniès does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gorniès as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Nazaire et Saint-Celse, in Brissac, 3.9 mi away.
55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gorniès.
Degrees are held by 26% of adults, lower than both Hérault’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). The share of residents under 15 is 5.3%. Residents of Gorniès have a median age of 66.5.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Gorniès | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.3% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.5% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 7.1% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 53% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 7.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Hérault’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income was €25,860 a year per consumption unit, close to both Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Gorniès recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.78/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Gorniès is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gorniès yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorniès | 103 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ganges | 3,724 | 5.3 | C− | B− | D | D |
| Le Vigan Gard | 3,863 | 7 | C | B | C− | D− |
| Saint-Martin-de-Londres | 2,696 | 8.6 | — | B− | — | A |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort Gard | 3,737 | 13 | C− | B+ | B− | D |
| Aniane | 2,979 | 14 | D | C | C+ | C |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers | 4,979 | 15 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Gorniès is a commune of 103 people in the Communauté de communes des Cévennes Gangeoises et Suménoises. 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
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.