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Some 1,531 people live in this town, in Gard, Occitanie.
Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas’s strongest subject is health (B) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is jobs & income (C−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.0% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €2,398/m² costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien. Most journeys need a car (C): nearly two thirds of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas 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-Julien-de-Peyrolas 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-Julien-de-Peyrolas has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is grotte Sombre ; grotte Castanié ; grotte de l'Olivier, in Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche, 2.5 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas 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-Julien-de-Peyrolas.
9.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Gard’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,440 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.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas records 86 deaths per 100 expected, lower than Gard’s towns (90) and near compared French towns (88). 100 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 116: 14% below. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas is Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Bagnols Sur Ceze, 9 mi away. 3 GPs practise locally.
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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here. 21% of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Gard’s towns (24%). Half of Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas is older than 43.9, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,398/m²: 51 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. A house rents for an estimated €10.50/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,403/m² | 50 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas yet.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas is a commune of 1,531 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
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-Julien-de-Peyrolas | 1,531 | — | — | B− | — | B |
| Pont-Saint-Esprit | 10,958 | 4.2 | B− | B− | B− | C+ |
| Lapalud Vaucluse | 3,853 | 6.3 | C | C+ | B+ | C− |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol Ardèche | 7,661 | 7.2 | B− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Mondragon Vaucluse | 3,833 | 8.3 | D | C+ | B | C+ |
| Pierrelatte Drôme | 13,756 | 9 | C+ | B− | C | B− |
| Bagnols-sur-Cèze | 18,112 | 9.1 | C+ | B | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas 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 12.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,398/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Julien-de-Peyrolas grades B− 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 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.