Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare has none. Holiday and other second homes account for two in five homes. The median sale price is €909/m². 41% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare stand out
The 3 things Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais: Photo: Castanet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Castrum de Neyran: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare, fewer than in Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
58.8median age
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.7% of residents. People 65 and over make up 41% of the town, above both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 18% have a degree.
Saint-Gervais-sur-MareHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare keeps more of its old housing than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 48% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare, 19.7%, runs above Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
26%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €20,510 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970). For its 250 residents in work, Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare has 250 jobs: 1 each. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how just over a quarter of commuters travelled at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving62%
On foot16%
Public transport8%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
250
jobs based in Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare, 1 per working resident
19.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,510
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare is a commune of 859 people in the Communauté de communes Grand Orb communauté de communes en Languedoc. 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
859 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Grand Orb communauté de communes en Languedoc
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
9.3 sq mi (24.1 km²)
INSEE code
34260
Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
