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Population 1,039: a town in Gard, Occitanie.
School results are strong: bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 0.6 points below the expected rate. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too (C−): nearly one in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac 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.
Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 3 things Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1964.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 37 homes in Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €11.14/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.72/m² a month, in line with Gard’s towns (€12.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,564/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
99.0% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac, higher than both Gard’s towns (94.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Lou RedounetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 136 | 93%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent des métiers d'art Charles GideNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 308 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège privé Saint-Firmin PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 62 | 100%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Half of residents lived on more than €26,900 a year per consumption unit, above Gard’s towns (€24,880) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). 5.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. 200 jobs are based in Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac, for 400 working residents (0.6 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 37% of adults. 30% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Gard’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 13% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac is Groupe Hopitalier Caremeau Chu Nimes Territoire Nimes, 12.6 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 92 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 75, 18% fewer. At birth, a girl in Gard can expect 85.7 years and a boy 80.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac. Best known first.
MuseumMusée du bonbon Haribo4.1 km east, in UzèsChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Arpaillarguesin townCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Théodorit d'Uzès4.2 km east, in UzèsChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Uzès4 km east, in UzèsHistoric houseHistoric housePalais épiscopal d'Uzès4.2 km east, in UzèsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac yet.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac is a commune of 1,039 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Uzès. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac | 1,039 | — | — | D | — | B+ |
| Uzès | 8,519 | 2.4 | C+ | D | C− | B |
| Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie | 3,173 | 4.5 | B | C | B+ | C+ |
| Poulx | 4,348 | 6.7 | B+ | D | A+ | A− |
| La Calmette | 2,604 | 7.5 | C | C− | B | B+ |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès | 3,225 | 8.6 | C− | C | B | C+ |
| Marguerittes | 8,346 | 10 | D− | C− | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 308 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent des métiers d'art Charles Gide in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Arpaillargues-et-Aureillac grades D for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 4, 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.