Cabrières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 12 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,192/m², a 70 m² home costs 9.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole. 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.
Each subject compares Cabrières 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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Cabrières has lower unemployment than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 8.4%
On this, Cabrières is below both Gard’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Cabrières has 200 jobs for 800 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 5.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Cabrières, 0.2 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,870
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 25% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Fewer deaths than Cabrières’ 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.
In the comparison, Cabrières comes below both Gard’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Cabrières · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Grand Sud Nimes
8.3 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Cabrières
Is Cabrières safe?
Cabrières has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 11.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Cabrières good?
They grade D−, better than 1% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Cabrières expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.99/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cabrières grades D for cost of living.
About Cabrières
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Cabrières is a commune of 1,817 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole. 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.