Aigues-Vives grades C+ overall: better than 44% of compared French towns, and #17 of 60 in Gard. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 9 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,000/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Rhony, Vistre, Vidourle. Its strongest is safety (A): an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 10.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Aigues-Vives with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aigues-Vives.
Schools
Schools around Aigues-Vives do less well than those of 96% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Aigues-Vives is 80.5%, below both Gard’s towns (85.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). A collège lies 1.4 mi away. For exam results, it comes #46 of 53 in Gard.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Aigues-Vives sees less crime per resident than nine in ten compared French towns
The police record for Aigues-Vives lists 32 offenses in 2025. In 2025, burglary led the graded crimes here.
2.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary9
Family violence8
Criminal damage8
Theft from vehicles7
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence18
Fraud16
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
2.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
32
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
19.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (19.7% of the index here). As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C−
Aigues-Vives earns a C− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
95 sales of houses and apartments in Aigues-Vives, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,000/m². Houses are advertised at an estimated €10.63/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 91% were houses.
€3,000/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Aigues-Vives€3,000/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,069/m²
86
€12.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.21 to €15.82/m² a month)
7.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,880
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Rhony, Vistre, Vidourle
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Incomes in Aigues-Vives run higher than in Gard’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €28,560 a year per consumption unit
Per resident in work, Aigues-Vives counts 0.6 jobs (850 jobs, 1,450 workers). Unemployment stood at 8.7%, below both Gard’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.2% of commuters at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
850
jobs based in Aigues-Vives, 0.6 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 43% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Aigues-Vives sees fewer deaths than 53% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Gard: 85.7 years for women, 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Its care home for older people (73 places) counts its residents as Aigues-Vives’; allowing for it, deaths were 13% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 388 residents of Aigues-Vives died, against 361 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Aigues-Vives · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu Montpellier Smur Antenne Ch Lunel
9.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Groupe Hopitalier Caremeau Chu Nimes Territoire Nimes
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gard, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up 19% of Aigues-Vives, above Gard’s towns and compared French towns
21% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Gard’s towns (24%) and near compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.5% of residents. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults.
43.7median age
Aigues-VivesGard medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Aigues-Vives
Is Aigues-Vives safe?
It grades A for safety, #8 of 60 in Gard. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 8 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Aigues-Vives good?
They grade D−, better than 4% of compared French towns and #46 of 53 in Gard. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Aigues-Vives expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,000/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.71/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Aigues-Vives grades C− for cost of living.
About Aigues-Vives
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Aigues-Vives is a commune of 3,331 people in the Communauté de communes Rhony, Vistre, Vidourle. 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
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.
