Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 693 in Gard, Occitanie.
La Rouvière is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Rouvière as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine de la Tour, in Saint-Chaptes, 3.1 mi away.
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 La Rouvière.
People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. 17% of residents are 65 or over, below both Gard’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in La Rouvière is 41.7.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| La Rouvière | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.5%, below both Gard’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in La Rouvière number 150, against 300 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,680 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 8.6 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 1.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Frédéric DesmonsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 107 | 85%−5 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.
House rents are put at about €9.40/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 12 homes were sold in La Rouvière.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out, heritage and other places to visit in and near La Rouvière. Best known first.
Nothing in La Rouvière is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in La Rouvière.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rouvière | 693 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès | 3,225 | 1.4 | C− | C | B | C+ |
| La Calmette | 2,604 | 1.6 | C | C− | B | B+ |
| Clarensac | 4,386 | 7.3 | — | D | — | A+ |
| Caveirac | 4,408 | 7.4 | — | D | — | A |
| Nîmes | 151,839 | 9 | D | C− | D | C+ |
| Poulx | 4,348 | 9.2 | B+ | D | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
La Rouvière is a commune of 693 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) · 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.