Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson’s strongest is schools — brevet results 1.1 points above the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €2,374/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien. Health is its weak spot: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are on the low side: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 11.1% unemployment.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson 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-Paulet-de-Caisson 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Ancienne chartreuse de Valbonne · Classé · Photo: Calips · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson’s story
Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1959.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1959First protected: Ancienne chartreuse de Valbonne
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson.
HealthHealth D
Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson loses more people than its age profile suggests, 108 per 100 expected, above Gard’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson is Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Bagnols Sur Ceze, 7.1 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 159 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 172, 8% more. Average lifespans in Gard: 85.7 years for women, 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson can choose among 2 GPs.
+8%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted108
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Louis Pasteur Bagnols Sur Ceze
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
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson: 15% were built before 1919, more than in both Gard’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Ancienne chartreuse de Valbonne. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson is better off than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €27,950 a year per consumption unit
6.1% 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 11.1%.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
350
jobs based in Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson, 0.4 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,950
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 41% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson than in Gard’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.50/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,374/m², comes from 45 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 98% of what sold.
€2,374/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson€2,374/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gard median€2,553/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,396/m²
44
€10.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.58 to €12.85/m² a month)
6.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.50/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
Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson has fewer young adults than Gard’s towns or compared French towns: 8.1% are 15 to 24
Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with both Gard’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Residents of Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson have a median age of 49.4. Among adults, 30% have a degree.
49.4median age
Saint-Paulet-de-CaissonGard medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson
Is Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson safe?
Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 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.
Are schools in Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson good?
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,374/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson grades B− for cost of living.
About Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson is a commune of 1,887 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.
