More weak spots than strong ones. Where it falls short is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 13% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,930/m² takes 5.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Piémont Cévenol. Walkability is its strong suit — 71% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. All told, that adds up to a C− overall, better than 18% of compared French towns. That places it #45 of 60 in Gard. Work and incomes lag: 1.1 jobs per working resident; 17.6% unemployment.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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.
Each subject compares Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort 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-Hippolyte-du-Fort.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort’s ages would predict, 113 per 100 expected, above Gard’s towns and compared French towns
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, 565 residents of Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort died, against 444 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 27% more. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort is Clinique Saint Louis, 8.1 mi away. This Gard town has 6 family doctors.
+13%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw127
Adjusted113
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Saint Louis
17.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Ales Cevennes
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gard, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Unemployment in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, 17.6%, runs above Gard’s towns and compared French towns
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €21,540 a year. At the census, 13.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Gard’s towns (8.1%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%).
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot10%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,400
jobs based in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort, 1.1 per working resident
17.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 75% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort skews older, with 29% of residents 65 or over, more than Gard’s towns or compared French towns
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.4% of residents. At 51.1, the median resident of Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort sits in the middle of the age range.
51.1median age
Saint-Hippolyte-du-FortGard medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort costs less than in Gard’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.12/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €1,930/m², lower than both Gard’s towns (€2,553/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses accounted for 76% of sales, apartments for the rest. Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort recorded 121 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,930/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort€1,930/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,275/m²
92
€9.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.19 to €11.57/m² a month)
5.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Piémont Cévenol
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort keeps more of its old housing than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to prehistory. The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort ranks above 55% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The commonest graded crime in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort was criminal damage (2025). All told, Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort had 74 recorded offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 6.1 cases of violence against people and 16.5 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
6.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage29
Burglary15
Family violence12
Theft from vehicles10
Other physical violence8
Fraud25
Theft without violence23
Drug use7
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.
6.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
74
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft, 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, 3.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Dolmen des Rascassols and 2 more in and around Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Is Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort safe?
It grades B− for safety, #37 of 60 in Gard. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 29 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort good?
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns and #34 of 53 in Gard. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort grades B+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort is a commune of 3,737 people in the Communauté de communes du Piémont Cévenol. 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.
