Jobs and pay trail most towns (C−): 1.8 jobs per working resident; 18.7% unemployment. Bagnols-sur-Cèze’s overall grade, C+, puts it better than 37% of compared French towns. It ranks #25 of 60 in Gard. Health is weaker too — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €1,852/m² costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien. Fewer journeys need a car (A−): three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Bagnols-sur-Cèze 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 Bagnols-sur-Cèze.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, 18.7%, runs above Gard’s towns and compared French towns
15.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €21,280 a year per consumption unit, below Gard’s towns (€24,880) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot11%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
10,450
jobs based in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, 1.8 per working resident
18.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
12 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2008
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Bagnols-sur-Cèze has 6.6 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above Gard’s towns (3) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2008. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 6.4%.
12historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit12
11th c.
oldest protected part
1939
first monument protected
2008
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C
Bagnols-sur-Cèze has a higher adjusted death rate than three in four compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 13 general practitioners in Bagnols-sur-Cèze. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Bagnols-sur-Cèze records 97 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,189 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,398, 10% more. Average lifespans in Gard: 85.7 years for women, 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw110
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Bagnols-sur-Cèze · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Bagnols Sur Ceze
1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Bagnols Sur Ceze
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gard, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Bagnols-sur-Cèze has more crime per resident than 72% of compared French towns
With 10,450 jobs for 5,850 working residents, Bagnols-sur-Cèze draws people in from neighbouring communes. The town’s tally for 2025: 491 recorded offenses. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 10.2 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 16.8. Also worth knowing: among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
10.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage203
Other physical violence91
Family violence56
Sexual violence54
Burglary34
Theft from vehicles27
Vehicle theft26
Drug use194
Theft without violence134
Fraud82
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.
10.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
491
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.1% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Bagnols-sur-Cèze than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: 24% of adults
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, higher than Gard’s towns (9.5%) and near compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town. Typical age in Bagnols-sur-Cèze: 45.8, the median.
45.8median age
Bagnols-sur-CèzeGard medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bagnols-sur-Cèze than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.32/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,852/m², comes from 605 sales of houses and apartments in Bagnols-sur-Cèze from July 2023 to June 2026. Apartments in Bagnols-sur-Cèze sell for €1,524/m², houses for €2,188/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €10.93/m² a month.
€1,852/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bagnols-sur-Cèze€1,852/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,188/m²
323
Apartments
€1,524/m²
282
€10.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.28 to €12.86/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,930
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
89.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 2.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Bagnols-sur-Cèze, 91.7% passed the bac, lower than Gard’s towns (94.6%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 80% passed the bac pro, of 213 candidates at 2 lycées. Results rank its schools #18 of 53 in Gard.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
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Bagnols-sur-Cèze’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Is Bagnols-sur-Cèze safe?
It grades C for safety, #48 of 60 in Gard. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 34 burglaries and 203 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bagnols-sur-Cèze good?
They grade B, better than 59% of compared French towns and #18 of 53 in Gard. The lycée stands out: 98% of 389 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Albert Einstein in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bagnols-sur-Cèze expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,852/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bagnols-sur-Cèze grades B for cost of living.
About Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Bagnols-sur-Cèze is a commune of 18,112 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien. 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.
