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Home to 1,508 people, this town lies in Gard, Occitanie.
Where it does best is schools — bac results at the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.5% unemployment. It lags on health as well (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €2,351/m² costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération. Most journeys need a car (D).
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, 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 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Jean-du-Pin 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-Jean-du-Pin 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.
Saint-Jean-du-Pin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Jean-du-Pin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Portion de l'oppidum, in Alès, 1.4 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Jean-du-Pin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-du-Pin.
5.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Gard’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment stands at 9.5%. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,480 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 136 residents of Saint-Jean-du-Pin died, against 131 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% more. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, above both Gard’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88). In Gard, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.7 years for women and 80.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,351/m²: 33 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Jean-du-Pin between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,351/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Over-65s are just over a quarter of the population. Half the people of Saint-Jean-du-Pin are older than 50.2. Degrees are held by 31% of adults, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Gard’s towns (27%).
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Jean-du-Pin | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2.1 mi off. The bac pass rate near Saint-Jean-du-Pin is 93.6%, close to both Gard’s towns (94.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). At the four general lycées, 97% of 909 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Taisson PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 127 | 94%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Jean-Baptiste DumasNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 344 | 95%−1 pt |
| Collège privé Bellevue PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 172 | 99%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and gardens in and near Saint-Jean-du-Pin. Best known first.
MuseumMine témoin d'Alès2.9 km northeast, in AlèsGardenGardenParc de la Tour Vieille3.2 km east, in AlèsFortFortOppidum d'Alès2.3 km northeast, in AlèsFortFortFort d'Alès3.1 km northeast, in AlèsMuseumMuseumMusée bibliothèque Pierre-André-Benoit3 km northeast, in AlèsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Jean-du-Pin yet.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Saint-Jean-du-Pin is a commune of 1,508 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
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-Jean-du-Pin | 1,508 | — | — | C | — | C− |
| Alès | 46,125 | 2.6 | C | B− | C− | B− |
| Saint-Christol-lez-Alès | 7,310 | 3.4 | C− | C | B | B− |
| Bagard | 2,605 | 3.4 | — | B− | — | B− |
| Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues | 4,840 | 4 | C | C+ | B | C |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | 4,670 | 4.2 | C+ | C | A− | C+ |
| Boisset-et-Gaujac | 2,707 | 4.6 | — | C− | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Jean-du-Pin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns. 95% of 344 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jean-Baptiste Dumas 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 €2,351/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Jean-du-Pin grades C for cost of living.
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.