Laudun-l'Ardoise’s overall A− puts it #3 of 60 in Gard. It comes out better than 80% of compared French towns. Crime is low: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. A 70 m² home at the median €2,631/m² costs 7.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien. The trade-off is walkability (C+): 54% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Laudun-l'Ardoise 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.
Église Notre-Dame-la-Neuve: Photo: RhôneA7 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Lascours: Photo: Vi..Cult... · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laudun-l'Ardoise.
Safety
Laudun-l'Ardoise sees less crime per resident than 86% of compared French towns
5.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Jobs outnumber working residents in Laudun-l'Ardoise (3,950 to 2,950): it draws people in from around. Recorded offenses in the town came to 124 in 2025. The commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage55
Family violence24
Other physical violence22
Sexual violence12
Burglary11
Fraud46
Theft without violence21
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.
5.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
124
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.8%
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 · For armed robbery, vehicle theft 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, 6.8% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Few people in Laudun-l'Ardoise are 65 or over: 17%, below Gard’s towns and compared French towns
37.8median age
The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%. Degrees are held by 31% of adults, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Gard’s towns (27%). Typical age in Laudun-l'Ardoise: 37.8, the median.
Laudun-l'ArdoiseGard medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Only 5.6% of commuters in Laudun-l'Ardoise go to work without a car, fewer than in Gard’s towns and across compared French towns
6%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 9.1%, below both Gard’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 2.0% of working residents in Laudun-l'Ardoise to work at the census. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,470 a year.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,950
jobs based in Laudun-l'Ardoise, 1.3 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 37% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Laudun-l'Ardoise records 85 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 90 in Gard’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 403 residents of Laudun-l'Ardoise died, against 476 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer. Average lifespans in Gard: 85.7 years for women, 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Laudun-l'Ardoise can choose among 3 GPs.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Laudun-l'Ardoise · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Bagnols Sur Ceze
3.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Bagnols Sur Ceze
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gard, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Laudun-l'Ardoise is Château de Lascours. 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
HousingCost of living C+
Renting in Laudun-l'Ardoise costs less than in Gard’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.24/m² a month
€2,631/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,631/m²: 172 houses and apartments sold in Laudun-l'Ardoise between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 91% were houses. House rents are put at about €10.60/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Laudun-l'Ardoise€2,631/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,654/m²
156
€10.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.96 to €13.16/m² a month)
7.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.60/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,930
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien
Laudun-l'Ardoise is a commune of 6,835 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien. 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
Population
6,835 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien
Département
Gard (30)
Région
Occitanie
Area
13.2 sq mi (34.1 km²)
INSEE code
30141
Laudun-l'Ardoise’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Laudun-l'Ardoise
Is Laudun-l'Ardoise safe?
It grades A for safety, #9 of 60 in Gard. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 55 acts of criminal damage.
Is Laudun-l'Ardoise expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,631/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Laudun-l'Ardoise grades C+ for cost of living.
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.
