Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its lowest grade is for schools — brevet results 8.5 points below the expected rate. Buying in is costly (D): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 47% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on walkability as well (C): 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Saint-Dionisy 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.
Each subject compares Saint-Dionisy 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 Saint-Dionisy.
Schools
Schools around Saint-Dionisy do less well than those of 93% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
83.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Dionisy, near Gard’s towns (85.0%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%). There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 4.3 mi away. Collège pupils travel 1.4 mi to the nearest one.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Saint-Dionisy, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Gard’s towns and compared French towns: 69 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Gard can expect 85.7 years and a boy 80.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 53 residents of Saint-Dionisy died, against 77 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 31% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Dionisy is Groupe Hopitalier Caremeau Chu Nimes Territoire Nimes, 4.7 mi away.
−31%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw69
Adjusted69
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Dionisy · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Groupe Hopitalier Caremeau Chu Nimes Territoire Nimes
4.7 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: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Unemployment in Saint-Dionisy, 5.9%, runs below Gard’s towns and compared French towns
Saint-Dionisy holds 250 jobs; 450 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. The median disposable income was €28,550 a year per consumption unit, above both Gard’s towns (€24,880) and compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 2.1% of working residents in Saint-Dionisy to work at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
250
jobs based in Saint-Dionisy, 0.6 per working resident
5.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 27% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Dionisy has 1 historic monument, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Dionisy is Oppidum de Roque de Viou (également sur commune de Nages-et-Solorgues). Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, above Gard’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Saint-Dionisy is a graduates’ town: 39% hold a degree, more than in Gard’s towns and across compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Gard’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%). Typical age in Saint-Dionisy: 47.8, the median. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.
47.8median age
Saint-DionisyGard medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Dionisy
Is Saint-Dionisy safe?
Saint-Dionisy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Dionisy good?
They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Saint-Dionisy
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Saint-Dionisy is a commune of 1,058 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole. 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.
