Montfaucon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 46% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,382/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 2 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Montfaucon 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 Montfaucon.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
On foot, Montfaucon works less well than 90% of compared French towns
At the census, 2.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Gard’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 7.3% of the labour force are out of work. Montfaucon has 150 jobs for 700 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Montfaucon, 0.2 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 10% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Montfaucon sees fewer deaths than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 80 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Montfaucon, that is below both Gard’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88). 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.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Montfaucon · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Louis Giorgi D Orange
6.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Louis Giorgi D Orange
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gard, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Renting in Montfaucon costs less than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.93/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Montfaucon sits below both Gard’s towns (€12.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €2,382/m², comes from 34 sales of houses and apartments in Montfaucon from July 2023 to June 2026.
€2,382/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montfaucon€2,382/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,400/m²
31
€10.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.95 to €13.35/m² a month)
6.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,930
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Montfaucon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montfaucon
Is Montfaucon safe?
Montfaucon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Montfaucon good?
They grade A, better than 86% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montfaucon expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montfaucon grades C+ for cost of living.
About Montfaucon
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Montfaucon is a commune of 1,540 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien. 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.
