Bellegarde grades D− overall: better than 4% of compared French towns, and #54 of 60 in Gard. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (B): 90% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Bellegarde 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 Bellegarde.
HousingCost of living D
The median sale price of homes in Bellegarde is €2,770/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 177 sales of houses and apartments in Bellegarde from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,553/m² for the median of compared towns in Gard.
€2,770/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bellegarde€2,770/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,808/m²
153
€12.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.59 to €15.65/m² a month)
8.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Beaucaire Terre d'Argence
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Bellegarde’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 81% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Bellegarde’s deaths ran at 101 per 100 expected, above both Gard’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 530 residents of Bellegarde died, against 524 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Bellegarde · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Grand Sud Nimes
8.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Grand Sud Nimes
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gard, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Bellegarde has 0.4 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
6.6% of Bellegarde’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 89% drove.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,550
jobs based in Bellegarde, 0.4 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 58% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Bellegarde has more crime per resident than 57% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 185 offenses in the graded categories in Bellegarde in 2025. For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.4% of the index here.
9.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage59
Family violence42
Other physical violence24
Burglary24
Sexual violence13
Vehicle theft12
Theft from vehicles11
Fraud57
Theft without violence40
Drug use15
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.
9.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
185
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bellegarde
Is Bellegarde safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #39 of 60 in Gard. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 59 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bellegarde good?
They grade C, better than 27% of compared French towns and #30 of 53 in Gard. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bellegarde expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.87/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Bellegarde grades D for cost of living.
About Bellegarde
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Bellegarde is a commune of 8,035 people in the Communauté de communes Beaucaire Terre d'Argence. 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.
