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A town of 1,617 in Gard, Occitanie.
Congénies has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,330/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.9 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 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.
The one thing Congénies does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Congénies 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Congénies; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1949.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Congénies.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Congénies, 84.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, about level with Gard’s towns (85.0%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.5 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Le VignetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 133 | 84%−8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €3,330/m²: 45 houses and apartments sold in Congénies between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.15/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Gard’s towns (€12.19/m²). Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,332/m² | 44 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 143 deaths in Congénies from 2016 to 2025; there were 121, 16% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Congénies is Chu Montpellier Smur Antenne Ch Lunel, 7.3 mi away. In Gard, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.7 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 10th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Congénies; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 7.1% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs located in Congénies: 350, for 700 residents in work (0.5 each). The unemployment rate comes to 9.2%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
9.1% of residents are 15 to 24, close to Gard’s towns (9.5%) and below compared French towns (11%). Ages in Congénies split evenly at 45.8: half are older, half younger. Children are 17% of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Congénies | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and museums in and near Congénies. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau d'Aubais2.9 km south, in AubaisChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Aujargues3 km west, in AujarguesRuinsRuinsAncienne église Saint-André de Souvignargues4.8 km northwest, in SouvignarguesChâteauChâteauMas de Christin4.9 km southwest, in JunasMuseumMuseumMaison du Boutis3 km east, in CalvissonMuseumMuseumVinopanorama3.1 km east, in CalvissonPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Congénies has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Marie: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Congénies as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congénies | 1,617 | — | — | C− | — | B |
| Aubais | 2,925 | 1.8 | — | C− | — | B |
| Calvisson | 6,486 | 1.9 | C | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Aigues-Vives | 3,331 | 3 | C+ | C− | A | B− |
| Sommières | 5,073 | 3.6 | D | C | D− | D |
| Gallargues-le-Montueux | 3,659 | 4 | C | C− | C | B |
| Vergèze | 5,788 | 4 | C+ | C− | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Congénies has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 8% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,330/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Congénies grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Congénies is a commune of 1,617 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
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.