With a B− overall, Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres sits #12 of 60 in Gard. It comes out better than 55% of compared French towns. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 10.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Households here earn well (B+): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 7.0% unemployment. Its weakest is health (C−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,930/m²: 70 m² comes to 8.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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-Laurent-des-Arbres 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.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1892.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2008.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres.
Safety
Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres records less crime per resident than 85% of compared French towns
24 offenses were reported in Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres during 2025. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
3.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage19
Other physical violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud22
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.
3.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
21.5%
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 · Small counts of family violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 21.5% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C−
Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres has a higher adjusted death rate than 77% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres has 2 family doctors. Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres records 99 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Gard’s towns (90) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 184 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 181, 1% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres is Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Bagnols Sur Ceze, 8.5 mi away.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Bagnols Sur Ceze
7.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Bagnols Sur Ceze
85.7 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gard, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres, 7.0%, runs below Gard’s towns and compared French towns
Households’ median disposable income: €28,430 a year per consumption unit. 4.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Gard’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
700
jobs based in Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres, 0.5 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 30% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.06/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,930/m², comes from 81 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 98% of what sold.
€2,930/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres€2,930/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,947/m²
79
€11.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.56 to €14.29/m² a month)
8.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,930
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres are under 15, more than in Gard’s towns and across compared French towns
Among adults, 37% have a degree. 18% of residents are 65 or over, below Gard’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. In addition, people aged 15 to 24 are 8.8% of the population.
41median age
Saint-Laurent-des-ArbresGard medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2008
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres is Église Saint-Laurent. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2008.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres
Is Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres safe?
It grades A for safety, #11 of 60 in Gard.
Is Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,930/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres grades C for cost of living.
About Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres is a commune of 2,996 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.
