Castillon-du-Gard’s strongest subject is health (A) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also does well on schools (A−) — brevet results a point above the expected rate. Cost of living is its weak spot (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too — 79% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Castillon-du-Gard has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Castillon-du-Gard 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 Castillon-du-Gard.
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Castillon-du-Gard cost more than in Gard’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €3,468/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.86/m² a month, above both Gard’s towns (€12.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €10.49/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 98% were houses.
€3,468/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Castillon-du-Gard€3,468/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,497/m²
47
€13.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.74 to €16.37/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
€25,320
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pays d'Uzès
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Castillon-du-Gard loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 73 per 100 expected, below Gard’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Castillon-du-Gard is Centre hospitalier D Avignon Henri Duffaut, 12.9 mi away. 141 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 170: 17% below. Average lifespans in Gard: 85.7 years for women, 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw83
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Castillon-du-Gard · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Avignon Henri Duffaut
12.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Avignon Henri Duffaut
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gard, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Incomes in Castillon-du-Gard run higher than in Gard’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €28,010 a year per consumption unit
5.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. 400 jobs are based in Castillon-du-Gard, for 750 working residents (0.5 per worker). Unemployment stood at 10.4%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Gard’s towns (11.9%).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
400
jobs based in Castillon-du-Gard, 0.5 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 20% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Castillon-du-Gard: 4 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Houses and mansions, 3 of the 4, make up the bulk. Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century. A tenth of its homes were built before 1919, about level with Gard’s towns (10%) and above compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Castillon-du-Gard than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: 37% of adults
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.2% of the town. The age that splits Castillon-du-Gard in two is 47.1. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below Gard’s towns (24%) and close to compared French towns (22%).
47.1median age
Castillon-du-GardGard medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Castillon-du-Gard has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The commonest graded crime in Castillon-du-Gard was burglary (2025). Graded property crimes ran at 12.7 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 3.8 (2023–2025 average). 2025 saw 17 offenses recorded locally.
3.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary11
Criminal damage6
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence7
Fraud7
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.
3.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
35.6%
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 · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 35.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Castillon-du-Gard
Is Castillon-du-Gard safe?
Castillon-du-Gard has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 6 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Castillon-du-Gard good?
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Castillon-du-Gard expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Castillon-du-Gard grades D for cost of living.
About Castillon-du-Gard
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Castillon-du-Gard is a commune of 1,695 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Uzès. 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.
