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In Gard, Occitanie, this town has 5,703 residents.
A well-rated place to live, with prices to match. With a B+ overall, Saint-Privat-des-Vieux is better than 65% of compared French towns and ranks #7 of 60 in Gard. Its best grade is for safety — an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 9.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It is strong on health as well — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,308/m², so 70 m² costs 7.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Alès Agglomération. The catch is walkability — 81% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · 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-Privat-des-Vieux 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.
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The one thing Saint-Privat-des-Vieux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Privat-des-Vieux 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 →Nothing in Saint-Privat-des-Vieux 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-Privat-des-Vieux.
Saint-Privat-des-Vieux comes 3rd of the 60 compared towns in Gard on the Safety Grade. Police and gendarmerie recorded 73 offenses locally in 2025. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft 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, 11.4% 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.
3.4% 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. Jobs based in Saint-Privat-des-Vieux number 1,500, against 2,250 residents in work (0.7 per worker). Median disposable income is €26,260 a year for each 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, 585 residents of Saint-Privat-des-Vieux died, against 664 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. 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. The town has 2 family doctors.
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 €2,308/m²: 143 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Privat-des-Vieux between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.27/m² a month, below both Gard’s towns (€12.19/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 87% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,332/m² | 125 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 16%, below both Gard’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Among adults, 31% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 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 nearest collège is 1.8 mi away. Results rank its schools #19 of 53 in Gard. At the three general lycées, 97% of 683 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RacineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 139 | 88%−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
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Saint-Privat-des-Vieux. Best known first.
MuseumMine témoin d'Alès4.8 km west, in AlèsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rousson4.6 km north, in RoussonFortFortFort d'Alès4.4 km southwest, in AlèsHistoric houseHistoric housePalais épiscopal d'Alès4.4 km southwest, in AlèsMuseumMuseumMusée bibliothèque Pierre-André-Benoit4.6 km west, in AlèsMuseumMuseumMusée du Colombier3.9 km southwest, in AlèsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Privat-des-Vieux yet.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Saint-Privat-des-Vieux is a commune of 5,703 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-Privat-des-Vieux | 5,703 | — | B+ | C− | A | A− |
| Alès | 46,125 | 2.2 | C | B− | C− | B− |
| Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues | 4,840 | 2.3 | C | C+ | B | C |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers | 3,533 | 2.4 | — | C | — | C |
| Salindres | 3,648 | 2.6 | D− | C− | B | D |
| Rousson | 4,456 | 3 | D | C− | A+ | C+ |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | 4,670 | 3.5 | C+ | C | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #3 of 60 in Gard. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 34 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns and #19 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.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,308/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Privat-des-Vieux 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 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.