Prices are modest for what you get (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its lowest grade is for jobs & income — 0.7 jobs per working resident; 19.0% unemployment. It is hard to get around without a car (C−): 36% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Les Salles-du-Gardon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Les Salles-du-Gardon 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 Les Salles-du-Gardon.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Les Salles-du-Gardon than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.45/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,186/m², lower than both Gard’s towns (€2,553/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Of the homes sold, 81% were houses. The market in Les Salles-du-Gardon: 67 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,186/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Les Salles-du-Gardon€1,186/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,355/m²
54
€8.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.74 to €10.60/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,570
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Incomes in Les Salles-du-Gardon run lower than in Gard’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €18,670 a year per consumption unit
19.0% of the labour force were unemployed, above Gard’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 3.6% of commuters got to work without a car.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
450
jobs based in Les Salles-du-Gardon, 0.7 per working resident
19.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€18,670
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 17% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Les Salles-du-Gardon skews older, with 32% of residents 65 or over, more than in Gard’s towns and across compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 15%, below both Gard’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). 9.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Among adults, 14% have a degree.
53median age
Les Salles-du-GardonGard medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 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
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Les Salles-du-Gardon run higher than in 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Gard can expect 85.7 years and a boy 80.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. Adjusted for age and care homes, Les Salles-du-Gardon records 98 deaths per 100 expected, above both Gard’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 493 residents of Les Salles-du-Gardon died, against 436 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% more.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Les Salles-du-Gardon · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Ales Cevennes
5.1 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
Les Salles-du-Gardon: 2 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Les Salles-du-Gardon; none is classé, France’s top protection. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
75.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Les Salles-du-Gardon is 89.0%, below both Gard’s towns (94.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). General-bac pupils go 5.5 mi to the nearest lycée.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Les Salles-du-Gardon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The police record for Les Salles-du-Gardon lists 29 offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2.7 cases of violence against people and 10.7 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Les Salles-du-Gardon (2025).
2.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage18
Burglary6
Theft from vehicles5
Armed robbery0
Fraud9
Theft without violence7
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.
2.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
29
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
35.2%
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 family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft, 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, 35.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de La Tour and 5 more in and around Les Salles-du-Gardon
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Les Salles-du-Gardon. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Les Salles-du-Gardon
Is Les Salles-du-Gardon safe?
Les Salles-du-Gardon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Les Salles-du-Gardon good?
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Les Salles-du-Gardon expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Les Salles-du-Gardon grades A for cost of living.
About Les Salles-du-Gardon
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Les Salles-du-Gardon is a commune of 2,395 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
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.