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Some 4,840 people live in this town, in Gard, Occitanie.
Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues’s weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 12.9% unemployment. At C overall, Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues ranks #28 of 60 in Gard. Set against the rest, it does better than a third of compared French towns. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,055/m² takes 6.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération. Schools do well: bac results at the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and C+ for walkability.
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 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien palais épiscopal, in Alès, 2.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Museums, heritage and gardens in and near Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues. Best known first.
MuseumMine témoin d'Alès3.7 km south, in AlèsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rousson4.9 km northeast, in RoussonFortFortFort d'Alès4.2 km south, in AlèsFortFortOppidum d'Alès4.5 km south, in AlèsMuseumMuseumMusée bibliothèque Pierre-André-Benoit3.8 km south, in AlèsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Gard, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Adjusted mortality in Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues: 95 deaths for every 100 expected. 627 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 572: 10% above.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above both Gard’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Residents of Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues have a median age of 46.3.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 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.
Schools rank #15 of 53 in Gard. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.9 mi away. At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues, 94.1% passed the bac, about level with both Gard’s towns (94.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Alphonse DaudetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 113 | 78%+3 pts |
| Lycée privé Bellevue PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 178 | 99%+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
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues (2025). Violence against people averaged 7.2 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 11.8. Over 2025, Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues logged 93 recorded offenses.
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 armed robbery and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 3.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,055/m², comes from 99 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €10.71/m² a month. Houses were 96% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,052/m² | 95 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Unemployment stands at 12.9%. 6.6% 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%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues 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-Martin-de-Valgalgues | 4,840 | — | C | C+ | B | C |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers | 3,533 | 1.4 | — | C | — | C |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux | 5,703 | 2.3 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
| Alès | 46,125 | 2.5 | C | B− | C− | B− |
| Rousson | 4,456 | 3.5 | D | C− | A+ | C+ |
| Salindres | 3,648 | 3.8 | D− | C− | B | D |
| La Grand-Combe | 4,783 | 4.6 | C | A | C− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #26 of 60 in Gard. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 20 burglaries and 31 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns and #15 of 53 in Gard. The lycée stands out: 99% of 178 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Bellevue in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,055/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues is a commune of 4,840 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.