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Population 7,310: a town in Gard, Occitanie.
Incomes are on the low side (D): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 13.8% unemployment. With a C− overall, Saint-Christol-lez-Alès is better than 21% of compared French towns and ranks #43 of 60 in Gard. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,193/m² takes 6.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 13.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Saint-Christol-lez-Alès does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Christol-lez-Alès 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.
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Saint-Christol-lez-Alès has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1939.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Christol-lez-Alès.
The median disposable income was €23,280 a year per consumption unit, below Gard’s towns (€24,880) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 5.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
15% are under 15, below both Gard’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are 8.8% of the population. Among adults, 27% have a degree.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Christol-lez-Alès | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,193/m², comes from 196 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Christol-lez-Alès from July 2023 to June 2026. Apartments in Saint-Christol-lez-Alès sell for €1,907/m², houses for €2,316/m². House rents are put at about €10.32/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,316/m² | 150 |
| Apartments | €1,907/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The commonest graded crime in Saint-Christol-lez-Alès was criminal damage (2025). The town’s tally for 2025: 124 recorded offenses.
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 · For vehicle theft, 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, 0.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 6.2% of the total, lower than both Gard’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
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.
Life expectancy at birth in Gard is 85.7 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 886 deaths in Saint-Christol-lez-Alès from 2016 to 2025; there were 821, 7% fewer. Its care home for older people (48 places) counts its residents as Saint-Christol-lez-Alès’; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. There are 5 general practitioners here.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 81% of 81 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. For collège, the closest is 3.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée polyvalent Jacques PrévertNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 226 | 96%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Gardens, heritage and family days out in and near Saint-Christol-lez-Alès. Best known first.
Saint-Christol-lez-Alès has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Christol-lez-Alès yet.
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-Christol-lez-Alès | 7,310 | — | C− | C | B | B− |
| Bagard | 2,605 | 1.6 | — | B− | — | B− |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | 4,670 | 2.1 | C+ | C | A− | C+ |
| Alès | 46,125 | 3.4 | C | B− | C− | B− |
| Boisset-et-Gaujac | 2,707 | 3.5 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux | 5,703 | 5.1 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
| Anduze | 3,391 | 5.4 | C− | C+ | D | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #30 of 60 in Gard. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 42 acts of criminal damage.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,193/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Christol-lez-Alès grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Saint-Christol-lez-Alès is a commune of 7,310 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.