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A town of 2,925 in Gard, Occitanie.

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Photo: Paul.schrepfer · CC BY-SA 4.0
2019-09-09 - Les vignes, la roque d'Aubais et le pic Saint-Loup

Aubais, Gard · Paul.schrepfer · CC BY-SA 4.0

Is Aubais a good place to live?

Aubais has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 10 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,988/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 health (B): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

How Aubais grades

Each subject compares Aubais 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.

How grading works

Aubais has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Château d'Aubais
Château d'Aubais · Classé · Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA . · CC BY-SA 4.0
Aubais’ story

Aubais in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Aubais: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1998.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

René Grousset, born in 1885, is the one person born in Aubais before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1998First protected: Château d'Aubais
  • 2016Most recently protected: Chapelle Saint-Nazaire de Marissargues
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aubais.

Schools

Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Aubais than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 79.0%

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

That puts Aubais below both Gard’s towns (85.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

79.0%passed the brevetD−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Aubais79.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Claude ChappeNearest collègeCollègeCollège16379%−10 pts
79.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −10 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

HousingCost of living C−

Aubais gets a C− for cost of living

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Half the homes sold went for more than €2,988/m², above both Gard’s towns (€2,553/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).

€2,988/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Aubais€2,988/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€3,001/m²81
€12.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.24 to €16.10/m² a month)
7.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,880
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Rhony, Vistre, Vidourle

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth B

Fewer deaths than Aubais’ ages would predict, 84 per 100 expected, under Gard’s towns and compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

On this, Aubais is below both Gard’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 348 residents of Aubais died, against 332 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.

−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw105
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Aubais · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu Montpellier Smur Antenne Ch Lunel
9.7 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

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

History

Aubais keeps more of its old housing than Gard or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

In the comparison, Aubais comes above both Gard’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Aubais: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Aubais is Château d'Aubais.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

10th c.
oldest protected part
1998
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Aubais than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: 43% of adults

For Aubais, that is above both Gard’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 9% of the town.

48.1median age
AubaisGard medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education43%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Aubais
AubaisGard medianFrance median
Under 1516%17%17%
15–249%9.5%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+24%24%22%
No diploma14%20%19%
CAP or BEP20%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education43%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Incomes in Aubais run higher than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns: a median €29,950 a year per consumption unit

Aubais sits above both Gard’s towns (€24,880) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. Aubais has 550 jobs for 1,300 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Unemployment stands at 9.2%.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
550
jobs based in Aubais, 0.4 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 49% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château d'Aubais and 8 more in and around Aubais

Heritage and museums in and near Aubais. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Aubais

15pages on Aubais

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Aubais: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Chapelle Saint-Nazaire de Marissargues: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Plan taurin dit Plan des Théâtres ; Arènes de bouvine: Photo: Denysgeorges · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Aubais

One notable person was born in Aubais.

Their page →
Photo credits

René Grousset: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

Aubais’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Gard →
Aigues-VivesGallargues-le-MontueuxCalvissonVergèzeSommièresCodognanAigues-VivesGallargues-le-MontueuxCalvissonVergèzeSommièresCodognanAubais
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Aubais2,925——C−—B
Aigues-Vives3,3311.7C+C−AB−
Gallargues-le-Montueux3,6592.4CC−CB
Calvisson6,4863.2CC−B+C+
Vergèze5,7883.6C+C−BA−
Sommières5,0733.9DCD−D
Codognan2,5293.9—C−—A

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Aubais

Is Aubais safe?

Aubais has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.2 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Aubais good?

They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns and #49 of 53 in Gard. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Aubais expensive to live in?

Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.84/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Aubais grades C− for cost of living.

About Aubais

Commune in Gard, Occitanie

Aubais is a commune of 2,925 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

Population
2,925 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Rhony, Vistre, Vidourle
Département
Gard (30)
Région
Occitanie
Area
4.6 sq mi (11.9 km²)
INSEE code
30019

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 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.