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A town of 1,125 in Gard, Occitanie.
Laval-Pradel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Laval-Pradel does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Laval-Pradel 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Laval-Pradel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien palais épiscopal, in Alès, 6.7 mi away.
21% 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 Laval-Pradel.
3.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Gard’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 14.2%. Laval-Pradel has 150 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Laval-Pradel sits below both Gard’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Children under 15 make up 14% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Laval-Pradel | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Laval-Pradel below both Gard’s towns (85.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léo LarguierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 64 | 75%+4 pts |
| Lycée professionnel privé Pasteur PrivateNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 72 | 89%−3 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.
On this, Laval-Pradel is below both Gard’s towns (€2,553/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). A home here costs 4.6 years of the median income in Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération.
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.
From 2016 to 2025, 108 residents of Laval-Pradel died, against 123 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% 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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
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
Gardens, museums and family days out in and near Laval-Pradel. Best known first.
GardenJardins ethnobotaniques de la Gardie4.9 km east, in RoussonMuseumMuseumMaison du Mineur2.6 km west, in La Grand-CombeTheme parkTheme parkDinopedia Parc4.3 km northwest, in La Grand-CombeAttractionAttractionLa Forêt des Fossiles4.9 km northwest, in La Grand-CombePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Laval-Pradel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Laval-Pradel.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval-Pradel | 1,125 | — | — | B− | — | B− |
| La Grand-Combe | 4,783 | 2 | C | A | C− | C− |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers | 3,533 | 3.6 | — | C | — | C |
| Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues | 4,840 | 4.1 | C | C+ | B | C |
| Rousson | 4,456 | 4.7 | D | C− | A+ | C+ |
| Bessèges | 2,606 | 5.1 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
| Salindres | 3,648 | 5.8 | D− | C− | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Laval-Pradel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.63/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Laval-Pradel grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Laval-Pradel is a commune of 1,125 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération. 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.