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A town of 1,817 in Gard, Occitanie.

Is Cabrières a good place to live?

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.

What makes Cabrières stand out

The one thing Cabrières does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Cabrières grades

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.

How grading works

SchoolsD−Open →Cost of livingDOpen →Walkability0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workCOpen →Jobs & income8.4% unemploymentCOpen →HealthBOpen →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Cabrières’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Cabrières’ story

No historic monuments in Cabrières

The Culture ministry lists no building in Cabrières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ermitage tel qu'il est délimité par un mur d'enceinte, in Collias, 2.7 mi away.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cabrières.

Schools

Brevet results near Cabrières run low: 78.0% passed, below Gard’s towns and compared French towns

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

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

78.0%passed the brevetD−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Cabrières78.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Lou CastellasNearest collègeCollègeCollège15778%−12 pts
78.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −12 pts against the expected rate
3.1 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 D

Cabrières gets a D for cost of living

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

The median sale price was €3,192/m², above both Gard’s towns (€2,553/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).

€3,192/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Cabrières€3,192/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€3,192/m²49
€11.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.78 to €14.71/m² a month)
9.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole

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

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

Who lives here

Cabrières is a graduates’ town: 35% hold a degree, more than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns

For Cabrières, that is above both Gard’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.8% of residents.

45.4median age
CabrièresGard medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cabrières
CabrièresGard medianFrance median
Under 1518%17%17%
15–248.8%9.5%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+22%24%22%
No diploma12%20%19%
CAP or BEP26%26%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education35%27%30%

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Lédenon and 2 more in and around Cabrières

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Cabrières. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cabrières

15pages on Cabrières

Landmarks

Nothing in Cabrières is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Cabrières

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cabrières yet.

How we find them →

Cabrières’ 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 →
PoulxMarguerittesMeynesRedessanRodilhanManduelPoulxMarguerittesMeynesRedessanRodilhanManduelCabrières
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cabrières1,817——D—B
Poulx4,3482.6B+DA+A−
Marguerittes8,3463.1D−C−DB−
Meynes2,5974.9—C+—B−
Redessan4,2115.2C−C−B+B
Rodilhan2,7995.5B−DA−B
Manduel7,0446.1CDB−B−

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

Population
1,817 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole
Département
Gard (30)
Région
Occitanie
Area
5.7 sq mi (14.8 km²)
INSEE code
30057

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.