Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,083 in Gard, Occitanie.
Tavel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 40.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,683/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Gard Rhodanien. Its strongest is jobs & income (B): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 7.8% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Tavel 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 Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Tavel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2013.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tavel.
Police and gendarmerie recorded 84 offenses in the graded categories in Tavel in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Tavel, theft from vehicles came up most often (2025). For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft, 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, 7.6% of the index here.
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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,683/m², comes from 56 sales of houses and apartments in Tavel from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,718/m² | 53 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Tavel sits above Gard’s towns (85.0%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Claudie HaignereNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 151 | 88%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 158 residents of Tavel died, against 171 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Tavel, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
That puts Tavel above both Gard’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.4% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gard 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Tavel | Gard median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gard median and France median: the median of compared communes
On this, Tavel is below both Gard’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €27,640 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Tavel. Best known first.
Tavel has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Tavel.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavel | 2,083 | — | — | C− | D− | C+ |
| Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres | 2,996 | 2.9 | B− | C | A | C− |
| Rochefort-du-Gard | 8,117 | 3 | C− | D | B | B+ |
| Pujaut | 3,982 | 3.8 | A | D | A | A− |
| Roquemaure | 5,529 | 4.5 | C | C | C− | C |
| Les Angles | 8,908 | 5 | B+ | D | B− | A− |
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | 13,148 | 5.1 | A− | D | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
They grade C, better than 25% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,683/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.67/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Tavel grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Gard, Occitanie
Tavel is a commune of 2,083 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
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.