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It is a town of 4,670 residents in Gard, Occitanie.
A town of contrasts. Overall, Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas earns a C+: better than 41% of compared French towns, and #20 of 60 in Gard. It is hard to get around without a car (D): 59% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,338/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération. Where it does best is safety (A−): an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 11.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for schools and C+ for health.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · 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).
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 Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas 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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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.
Explore the history →Gardens, heritage and museums in and near Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas.
12.7% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 4.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Gard’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,980 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 65 offenses in Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas in 2025. The graded crime recorded most locally was burglary (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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 10.2% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,338/m²: 125 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest. House rents are put at about €10.34/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,356/m² | 122 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.8 mi away. Near Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas, 94.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to both Gard’s towns (94.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #14 of 53 in Gard.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RacineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 139 | 88%−3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Jacques PrévertNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 226 | 96%−1 pt |
| Lycée privé polyvalent de la Salle PrivateBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 116 | 94%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.3%. Half the people of Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas are older than 48.3. 27% of adults hold a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. 7.7% of its homes were built before 1919, below Gard’s towns (10%) and close to 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.
Its care home for older people (81 places) counts its residents as Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas’; allowing for it, deaths were 10% below expected. 543 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 519: 5% above. At birth, a girl in Gard can expect 85.7 years and a boy 80.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas can choose among 2 GPs.
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.
Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas 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-Hilaire-de-Brethmas 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-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | 4,670 | — | C+ | C | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Christol-lez-Alès | 7,310 | 2.1 | C− | C | B | B− |
| Alès | 46,125 | 2.7 | C | B− | C− | B− |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux | 5,703 | 3.5 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
| Bagard | 2,605 | 3.7 | — | B− | — | B− |
| Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues | 4,840 | 5 | C | C+ | B | C |
| Boisset-et-Gaujac | 2,707 | 5.6 | — | C− | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #12 of 60 in Gard. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 31 burglaries and 27 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 64% of compared French towns and #14 of 53 in Gard. 96% of 226 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jacques Prévert in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,338/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas is a commune of 4,670 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 9, 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.