Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
853 people call this town in Gard, Occitanie home.
There are no grades for Sauzet: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sauzet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine de la Tour, in Saint-Chaptes, 3.8 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Sauzet. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sauzet.
Retirement age and beyond: nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or older. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, close to Gard’s towns (9.5%) and below compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 34% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Sauzet | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Sauzet holds 100 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. At the census, 2.4% of working residents in Sauzet didn’t travel to work at all. 10.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Gard’s towns (11.9%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 0.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège la GardonnenqueNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 171 | 87%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The sales split: 91% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 23 homes were sold in Sauzet.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sauzet is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Sauzet as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauzet | 853 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès | 3,225 | 1.3 | C− | C | B | C+ |
| La Calmette | 2,604 | 3.9 | C | C− | B | B+ |
| Clarensac | 4,386 | 9.6 | — | D | — | A+ |
| Caveirac | 4,408 | 9.9 | — | D | — | A |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | 4,670 | 10 | C+ | C | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Christol-lez-Alès | 7,310 | 10 | C− | C | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Sauzet is a commune of 853 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole. 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) · 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 October 30, 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.