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The town, home to 517 people, lies in Hérault, Occitanie.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas falls below the line for grades. A fifth of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien prieuré Saint-Michel de Grandmont, in Saint-Privat, 2.7 mi away.
20% 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 Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.1% of residents, below both Hérault’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (11%). The under-15s are 18% of the population here. Retirement age and beyond: just over a quarter of residents are 65 or older.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas | Hérault median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 9.0% 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 jobless rate is 11.1%.
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.
The sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments. The market in Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas: 19 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and 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
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas 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 Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas | 517 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lodève | 7,251 | 4 | C+ | B | D | B− |
| Clermont-l'Hérault | 9,461 | 10 | D− | C− | D | C− |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis | 6,427 | 11 | C | C | B− | C+ |
| Gignac | 6,651 | 12 | C+ | C− | C | B+ |
| Aniane | 2,979 | 12 | D | C | C+ | C |
| Canet | 3,619 | 13 | C | C− | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Saint-Étienne-de-Gourgas is a commune of 517 people in the Communauté de communes Lodévois et Larzac. 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 November 9, 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.