Where it falls short is cost of living (D) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is its strong suit — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Put together, the subjects come to a C− overall, better than nearly a quarter of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #40 of 60 in Gard. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
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 Rochefort-du-Gard 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 Rochefort-du-Gard.
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Rochefort-du-Gard cost more than in Gard’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €3,211/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €14.30/m² a month, above both Gard’s towns (€12.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 94% of what sold. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 238 homes in Rochefort-du-Gard.
€3,211/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Rochefort-du-Gard€3,211/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,240/m²
224
€14.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.78 to €17.35/m² a month)
9.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Avignon (COGA)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Rochefort-du-Gard is better off than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,710 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 9.1%, below Gard’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. 5.1% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Jobs based in Rochefort-du-Gard number 1,250, against 3,650 residents in work (0.3 per worker).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
1,250
jobs based in Rochefort-du-Gard, 0.3 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 20% 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, Rochefort-du-Gard sees fewer deaths than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 81 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 531 deaths in Rochefort-du-Gard from 2016 to 2025; there were 429, 19% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Rochefort-du-Gard is Centre hospitalier D Avignon Henri Duffaut, 6.3 mi away. Average lifespans in Gard: 85.7 years for women, 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. This Gard town has 7 family doctors.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw81
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Rochefort-du-Gard · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Avignon Henri Duffaut
6.3 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
Crime per resident in Rochefort-du-Gard is lower than in 63% of compared French towns
Violence against people ran at 5.4 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 13.4 (2023–2025 average). 137 offenses were reported in Rochefort-du-Gard during 2025. Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
5.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage50
Burglary36
Other physical violence19
Family violence18
Theft from vehicles14
Fraud70
Theft without violence27
Drug use8
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.
5.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
137
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Rochefort-du-Gard than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: 40% of adults
20% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 18%, above both Gard’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents.
45.3median age
Rochefort-du-GardGard medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Rochefort-du-Gard
Is Rochefort-du-Gard safe?
It grades B for safety, #25 of 60 in Gard. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 36 burglaries and 50 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Rochefort-du-Gard good?
They grade C, better than 25% of compared French towns and #31 of 53 in Gard. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Rochefort-du-Gard expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Rochefort-du-Gard grades D for cost of living.
About Rochefort-du-Gard
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Rochefort-du-Gard is a commune of 8,117 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Avignon (COGA). 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
Population
8,117 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Avignon (COGA)
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.
