Le Vigan grades C overall: better than 30% of compared French towns, and #34 of 60 in Gard. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,237/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays Viganais. Its strongest is walkability (A): 86% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 29% 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 overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Le Vigan 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Vigan.
HealthHealth D−
Deaths in Le Vigan run above what its ages would predict: 117 per 100 expected, more than in both Gard’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 796 residents of Le Vigan died, against 570 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 40% more. Women in Gard live to 85.7 on average and men to 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has 6 family doctors.
+17%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw140
Adjusted117
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Le Vigan · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Saint Louis
26.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Ales Cevennes
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gard, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Le Vigan has higher unemployment than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 21.8%
Median disposable income comes to €19,550 a year per consumption unit. Le Vigan holds 2,050 jobs; 1,150 of its residents are in work, so 1.8 jobs each. At the census, 6.1% of working residents in Le Vigan didn’t travel to work at all.
29%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving64%
On foot21%
Bicycle5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,050
jobs based in Le Vigan, 1.8 per working resident
21.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 34% of people in Le Vigan are 65 or over, more than in both Gard’s towns and compared French towns
13% are under 15, below both Gard’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.6%. Residents of Le Vigan have a median age of 54.8.
54.8median age
Le ViganGard medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Le Vigan sees more crime per resident than 79% of compared French towns
Violence against people averaged 13.5 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 15.9. Recorded offenses in Le Vigan came to 136 in 2025. Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
13.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage57
Other physical violence37
Family violence20
Sexual violence14
Vehicle theft8
Theft without violence31
Drug use17
Fraud16
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.
13.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
136
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.3%
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, burglary and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 6.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Le Vigan, 98.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than both Gard’s towns (94.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s schools place #12 of 53 in Gard on results.
100%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Le Vigan than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.55/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
161 sales of houses and apartments in Le Vigan, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,237/m². A house in Le Vigan goes for €1,929/m², an apartment for €872/m². Among the homes sold, 47% were houses.
€1,237/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Vigan€1,237/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,929/m²
76
Apartments
€872/m²
85
€9.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.60 to €12.00/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€20,700
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Viganais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Le Vigan: 28% were built before 1919, more than in both Gard’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Le Vigan is Vieux pont. On the Culture ministry’s list, Le Vigan counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Caroline Proust: YanRB, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Valentin Esterházy: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Louis d'Assas: PHILDIC, Public domain · Jean-Charles Arnal du Curel: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · André Février: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain · Pierre Triaire: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0
Le Vigan’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 Le Vigan
Is Le Vigan safe?
It grades C− for safety, #52 of 60 in Gard.
Are schools in Le Vigan good?
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns and #12 of 53 in Gard. The lycée stands out: 100% of 100 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent André Chamson in 2025, 4 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Le Vigan expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,237/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Vigan grades B for cost of living.
About Le Vigan
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Le Vigan is a commune of 3,863 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Viganais. 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
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.
