Calvisson grades C overall: better than 26% of compared French towns, and #38 of 60 in Gard. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,078/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Sommières. Its strongest is safety (B+): an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 12.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Calvisson 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Calvisson gets a C− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €3,078/m², above both Gard’s towns (€2,553/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses in Calvisson sell for €3,253/m² and apartments for €2,997/m².
€3,078/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Calvisson€3,078/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,253/m²
178
Apartments
€2,997/m²
126
€12.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.27 to €15.71/m² a month)
8.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,100
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Sommières
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Calvisson has less crime per resident than 68% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 117 offenses in the graded categories in Calvisson in 2025.
5.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage39
Family violence25
Other physical violence16
Burglary12
Vehicle theft10
Theft from vehicles8
Sexual violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud39
Theft without violence25
Drug use10
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.
5.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
117
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.3%
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
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Calvisson is better off than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €27,210 a year per consumption unit
Calvisson sits above both Gard’s towns (€24,880) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. Calvisson has 1,400 jobs for 2,900 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Unemployment stands at 9.1%.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,400
jobs based in Calvisson, 0.5 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 66% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Calvisson: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C+
Calvisson’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 56% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 482 residents of Calvisson died, against 505 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% fewer. Its care home for older people (30 places) counts its residents as Calvisson’s; allowing for it, deaths were 10% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Calvisson · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Groupe Hopitalier Caremeau Chu Nimes Territoire Nimes
6.7 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Calvisson
Is Calvisson safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #21 of 60 in Gard. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 39 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Calvisson good?
They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns and #42 of 53 in Gard. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Calvisson expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.71/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Calvisson grades C− for cost of living.
About Calvisson
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Calvisson is a commune of 6,486 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Sommières. 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.
