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Over-65s are 37% of the population. A town of 3,445 in Gard, Occitanie.
Saint-Ambroix grades D− overall and ranks #55 of 60 in Gard. On that grade it does better than 4% of compared French towns. Pupils here do less well than most: brevet results 12 points below the expected rate. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its best grade is for cost of living (B): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs and pay trail most towns (D): 1.4 jobs per working resident; 26.1% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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.
The 3 things Saint-Ambroix does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Ambroix 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Ambroix as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Saint-André-de-Cruzières, 4.2 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Ambroix.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Results rank its schools #52 of 53 in Gard. The nearest general lycée is 10.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Armand CoussensNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 88 | 70%−12 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Ambroix is Centre hospitalier Ales Cevennes, 9 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 711 residents of Saint-Ambroix died, against 534 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 33% more. Average lifespans in Gard: 85.7 years for women, 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Degrees are held by 19% of adults, lower than both Gard’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). The under-15s are 13% of the population here. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Ambroix | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
More of the graded crimes in Saint-Ambroix were family violence than anything else (2025). Jobs outnumber working residents in Saint-Ambroix (1,250 to 900): it draws people in from around. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 15.8 violent offenses and 12.8 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. 98 offenses were reported in Saint-Ambroix during 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 · Small counts of vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 5.5% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €1,632/m², lower than both Gard’s towns (€2,553/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). The sales split: 79% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 120 homes were sold in Saint-Ambroix.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,792/m² | 95 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €20,680 a year. At the census, 11.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than Gard’s towns (8.1%) yet lower than compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Ambroix. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Ambroix is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Saint-Ambroix.
Alfred Silhol: Charles Reutlinger, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ambroix | 3,445 | — | D− | B | C− | D |
| Bessèges | 2,606 | 5.4 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
| Rousson | 4,456 | 5.5 | D | C− | A+ | C+ |
| Salindres | 3,648 | 6.2 | D− | C− | B | D |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers | 3,533 | 7.1 | — | C | — | C |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux | 5,703 | 8.5 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
| Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues | 4,840 | 8.5 | C | C+ | B | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #49 of 60 in Gard. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D−, better than 1% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Ambroix grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Saint-Ambroix is a commune of 3,445 people in the Communauté de communes de Cèze Cévennes. 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 October 30, 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.