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Some 2,040 people live in this town, in Gard, Occitanie.
Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is jobs & income (D−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 16.1% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €2,088/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération. It also trails on walkability (D) — just over half of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Ribaute-les-Tavernes 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.
The one thing Ribaute-les-Tavernes does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ribaute-les-Tavernes 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.
Ribaute-les-Tavernes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Ribaute-les-Tavernes; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ribaute-les-Tavernes.
The median disposable income was €23,580 a year per consumption unit, below Gard’s towns (€24,880) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.8% of commuters travelled at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
62 sales of houses and apartments in Ribaute-les-Tavernes, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,088/m². Among the homes sold, 95% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,093/m² | 59 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Ribaute-les-Tavernes; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Gard, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.7 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 157 deaths in Ribaute-les-Tavernes between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 184: 14% below. The nearest emergency department to Ribaute-les-Tavernes is Nouvelle clinique Bonnefon Ales, 5.6 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
18% are under 15, in line with Gard’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. Retirement age and beyond: 22% of residents are 65 or older.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Ribaute-les-Tavernes | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Graded property crimes ran at 8.2 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 3.8 (2023–2025 average). Over 2025, Ribaute-les-Tavernes logged 19 recorded offenses. The graded crime recorded most in the town was burglary (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (47.0% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage in and near Ribaute-les-Tavernes. Best known first.
Ribaute-les-Tavernes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Ribaute: Photo: Thym · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Ribaute-les-Tavernes as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribaute-les-Tavernes | 2,040 | — | — | C | — | B |
| Bagard | 2,605 | 2.6 | — | B− | — | B− |
| Saint-Christol-lez-Alès | 7,310 | 2.6 | C− | C | B | B− |
| Boisset-et-Gaujac | 2,707 | 3.2 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | 4,670 | 4 | C+ | C | A− | C+ |
| Anduze | 3,391 | 5.5 | C− | C+ | D | B+ |
| Alès | 46,125 | 6 | C | B− | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Ribaute-les-Tavernes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 5 acts of criminal damage.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,088/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ribaute-les-Tavernes grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Ribaute-les-Tavernes is a commune of 2,040 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.