Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,046 in Gard, Occitanie.
Générac grades C+ overall: better than 40% of compared French towns, and #24 of 60 in Gard. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is safety (A−): an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 10.4 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 Générac 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 lists 1 historic monument in Générac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Générac.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 137 sales of houses and apartments in Générac from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,553/m² for the median of compared towns in Gard.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,430/m² | 112 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 61 offenses in the graded categories in Générac in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Générac, criminal damage came up most often (2025). For sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 9.6% of the index here.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
7.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Gard’s towns (8.1%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). Générac has 1,050 jobs for 1,700 working residents, 0.6 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 309 residents of Générac died, against 325 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% fewer. 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.
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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Générac, that is above both Gard’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Générac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
10% of residents are 15 to 24 and 21% are 65 or over, against 9.5% and 24% in the median compared commune of Gard. 30% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Gard 27%, France 30%).
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Générac | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Générac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Générac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Générac | 4,046 | — | C+ | C− | A− | C |
| Beauvoisin | 6,066 | 1.6 | C− | D | A | C− |
| Bernis | 3,286 | 4.2 | C | D | A | C− |
| Uchaud | 4,879 | 4.5 | C+ | C− | A | C+ |
| Vauvert | 11,671 | 4.6 | D | C− | C | C |
| Milhaud | 6,297 | 4.6 | D | C− | C+ | C+ |
| Caissargues | 4,079 | 4.7 | B+ | D | C+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #13 of 60 in Gard. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 22 acts of criminal damage.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.19/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Générac grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Générac is a commune of 4,046 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
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.