Montfrin grades B− overall: better than 47% of compared French towns, and #15 of 60 in Gard. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 14.3% unemployment. At the median price of €2,069/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pont du Gard. Its strongest is health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
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 Montfrin 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 Montfrin.
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than Montfrin’s ages would predict, 81 per 100 expected, under Gard’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Montfrin sits below both Gard’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 391 residents of Montfrin died, against 385 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Montfrin · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Avignon Henri Duffaut
10.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Avignon Henri Duffaut
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gard, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Montfrin has less crime per resident than 64% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 50 offenses in the graded categories in Montfrin in 2025. For sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 9.5% of the index here.
8.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage19
Other physical violence14
Family violence11
Burglary6
Armed robbery0
Fraud21
Theft without violence12
Drug use9
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.
8.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
50
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Montfrin keeps more of its old housing than Gard or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Montfrin is above both Gard’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Montfrin: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Montfrin is Domaine de Montfrin.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Montfrin has higher unemployment than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 14.3%
In the comparison, Montfrin comes above both Gard’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 6.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
500
jobs based in Montfrin, 0.4 per working resident
14.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,510
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 51% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montfrin
Is Montfrin safe?
It grades B for safety, #23 of 60 in Gard. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 19 acts of criminal damage.
Is Montfrin expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,069/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.82/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montfrin grades C+ for cost of living.
About Montfrin
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Montfrin is a commune of 3,122 people in the Communauté de communes du Pont du Gard. 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.
