Manduel grades C overall: better than 32% of compared French towns, and #31 of 60 in Gard. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is schools (B+): brevet results at the expected rate.
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 Manduel 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 Manduel.
HousingCost of living D
The median sale price of homes in Manduel is €2,737/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 193 sales of houses and apartments in Manduel from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,553/m² for the median of compared towns in Gard.
€2,737/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Manduel€2,737/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,738/m²
185
€12.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.44 to €15.43/m² a month)
8.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Manduel has 0.4 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
7.7% of Manduel’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 88% drove.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport3%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
1,150
jobs based in Manduel, 0.4 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 60% of compared French towns
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B−
Manduel’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 52% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 599 residents of Manduel died, against 633 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% fewer. Its care home for older people (43 places) counts its residents as Manduel’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. 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.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Manduel · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Grand Sud Nimes
5.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Polyclinique Grand Sud Nimes
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gard, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Manduel has more crime per resident than 51% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 154 offenses in the graded categories in Manduel in 2025.
9.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence38
Criminal damage35
Sexual violence23
Theft from vehicles21
Vehicle theft14
Burglary12
Other physical violence11
Armed robbery0
Drug use250
Fraud51
Theft without violence39
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.
9.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
154
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Manduel
Is Manduel safe?
It grades B− for safety, #35 of 60 in Gard. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 35 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Manduel good?
They grade B+, better than 65% of compared French towns and #13 of 53 in Gard. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Manduel expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.69/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Manduel grades D for cost of living.
About Manduel
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Manduel is a commune of 7,044 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole. 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.
