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A town of 2,106 in Gard, Occitanie.
Les Mages has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): brevet results 12 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,015/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Les Mages does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Les Mages 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 Les Mages as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Saint-André-de-Cruzières, 6.3 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 Les Mages.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, Les Mages is below both Gard’s towns (85.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Armand CoussensNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 88 | 70%−12 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Les Mages’ deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, above both Gard’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 223 residents of Les Mages died, against 217 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% more. 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €2,015/m², below both Gard’s towns (€2,553/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,019/m² | 59 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Les Mages comes below both Gard’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Les Mages | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
For Les Mages, that is below both Gard’s towns (€24,880) and compared French towns (€25,970). Les Mages has 300 jobs for 750 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 5.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, gardens and museums in and near Les Mages. Best known first.
GardenJardins ethnobotaniques de la Gardie4.6 km southwest, in RoussonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montalet4.1 km north, in Molières-sur-CèzeMuseumMuseumPréhistorama4.2 km southwest, in RoussonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fabiargues3.7 km northeast, in Saint-AmbroixChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Victor-de-Malcap4.4 km northeast, in Saint-Victor-de-MalcapArchaeological siteArchaeological siteSite du Dugas4 km northeast, in Saint-AmbroixPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Les Mages is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Mages yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Mages | 2,106 | — | — | C | — | C− |
| Saint-Ambroix | 3,445 | 2.2 | D− | B | C− | D |
| Rousson | 4,456 | 3.3 | D | C− | A+ | C+ |
| Salindres | 3,648 | 4.1 | D− | C− | B | D |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers | 3,533 | 4.9 | — | C | — | C |
| Bessèges | 2,606 | 5.6 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux | 5,703 | 6.3 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Les Mages has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 1% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.04/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Les Mages grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Les Mages is a commune of 2,106 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.