Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Gervais.
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Gervais are 15 to 24: 6.7%, fewer than in Gard’s towns and across compared French towns
Just over a third of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 18%, in line with Gard’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Saint-Gervais has a median age of 46.6 years.
46.6median age
Saint-GervaisGard medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Saint-Gervais walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 3.8%
Of those in the labour force, 8.7% are unemployed. Per resident in work, Saint-Gervais counts 0.3 jobs (100 jobs, 350 workers). The median disposable income was €26,570 a year per consumption unit, above Gard’s towns (€24,880) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Gervais, 0.3 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
89.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 2.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Gervais, 91.7% passed the bac, below Gard’s towns (94.6%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 80% passed the bac pro, of 213 candidates at 2 lycées. For collège, the closest is 2.5 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saint-Gervais is €12.07/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.41/m² a month. Houses accounted for 94% of sales, apartments for the rest. Saint-Gervais recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€12.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saint-Gervais€12.07/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gard median€12.19/m²
€12.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.59 to €15.19/m² a month)
€9.41/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Gervais
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Saint-Gervais is a commune of 801 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien. 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.