Moussac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 11.7% unemployment. At the median price of €2,540/m², a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Uzès. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% 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.
Each subject compares Moussac 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 Moussac.
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Moussac sees fewer deaths than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 78 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Moussac, that is below both Gard’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 232 residents of Moussac died, against 201 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Moussac · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Nouvelle clinique Bonnefon Ales
12 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Groupe Hopitalier Caremeau Chu Nimes Territoire Nimes
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gard, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Moussac gets a D for jobs & income
Half of residents lived on more than €23,880 a year per consumption unit, close to Gard’s towns (€24,880) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 7.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
450
jobs based in Moussac, 0.7 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 64% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Moussac: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Moussac above both Gard’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Moussac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Moussac
Is Moussac safe?
Moussac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Moussac good?
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Moussac expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,540/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.71/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Moussac grades C for cost of living.
About Moussac
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Moussac is a commune of 1,564 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Uzès. 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.
