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1,819 people live in this town in Gard, Occitanie.
Sernhac’s best grade is for schools: brevet results a point above the expected rate. Incomes are on the low side: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 11.0% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €2,254/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Nîmes Métropole. It also trails on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Sernhac 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.
The 2 things Sernhac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sernhac 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.
Sernhac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sernhac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1998.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Sernhac. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sernhac.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 132 residents of Sernhac died, against 122 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. Average lifespans in Gard: 85.7 years for women, 80.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The nearest emergency department to Sernhac is Polyclinique Grand Sud Nimes, 11.9 mi away.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 9.4 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège VoltaireNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 149 | 93%+1 pt |
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 median price, €2,254/m², comes from 75 sales of houses and apartments in Sernhac from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 89% of what sold. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.39/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,269/m² | 67 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 19%, above Gard’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Residents of Sernhac have a median age of 40.7. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Sernhac | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Gard’s towns (11.9%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 2.3% of working residents in Sernhac at the census. Also worth knowing: after tax and benefits, the median income is €24,790 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sernhac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Sernhac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Aqueduc de Nîmes: Photo: Victorgrigas · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Sernhac.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sernhac | 1,819 | — | — | C− | — | D |
| Meynes | 2,597 | 2.2 | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Montfrin | 3,122 | 3.1 | B− | C+ | B | B+ |
| Jonquières-Saint-Vincent | 3,875 | 5.9 | C | C− | A | C+ |
| Redessan | 4,211 | 6.3 | C− | C− | B+ | B |
| Aramon | 4,081 | 6.4 | C | C+ | B | B− |
| Marguerittes | 8,346 | 6.4 | D− | C− | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sernhac 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 13.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns. 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 €2,254/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.75/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Sernhac grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Sernhac is a commune of 1,819 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) · 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 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.